Award Gambelli to the winemaker Fabrizio Torchio

The first edition of the Giulio Gambelli National Award has found its winner. He is the young winemaker Fabrizio Torchio, comes from Piedmont, obtained a degree at the University of Turin and nowadays is CEO of Grape (Advanced research for the wine group).

The award sponsored by Aset (Press Association for Wine and Food in Tuscany) and by the group of journalists IGP (Young Potentials) with the collaboration of the protection consortia of Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.

The jury was composed of five Aset members and five IGP journalists.
The committee recognized Torchio as the winemaker who married in the best way the production philosophy of Giulio Gambelli.

"The prize," president of Aset Stefano Tesi explained, "was created in memory of the" master of wine " to reward young winemakers close to Gambelli's idea of production: the highest fidelity and attention to the vineyard, the characteristics of the soil, the diversity of the years, in absolute cleanliness and accuracy in the execution. Furthermore, utmost respect for the raw materials and for the products that express in a clear and distinct way both the vineyards they come from and their country of origin. "