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With a rare combination of three factors: a highly vocational territory, a brand already established in the United States, and enormous unused production capacity.

Here, wine doesn't thrive on terroir alone. It thrives on logistics, exports, and its historic reputation .

Because the territory is a value multiplier

Eastern Friuli is one of the few Italian territories where the following overlap:

  • deep fluvial soils of the Isonzo
  • mild continental climate
  • natural vocation for high-end whites
  • direct proximity to foreign markets (Austria, Germany, Slovenia)

This produces a structural advantage:

  • more stable agronomic costs
  • consistent quality
  • very high varietal recognition
  • ease of export positioning

Furthermore, Gradisca is central:
wine, slow tourism, cycle paths, cultural borders, Central European flows.

Here, wine tourism is not folkloristic.
It is a natural extension of the export business .

The structural merits of the asset

This asset has a characteristic that for an investor is pure gold:
the entire supply chain is concentrated in a single compact corporate body .

  • 35 hectares in a single flat block
  • 31.5 hectares of vineyards adjacent to the winery
  • perfect internal logistics
  • extremely efficient farm management

Another key element:
the gap between current and potential production is enormous.

Today:

  • 60,000 bottles sold
  • 9,000 bottles bottled for high-end
  • 200 quintals of grapes sold

Tomorrow, at full capacity:

  • up to 300,000 bottles/year
  • without new vineyards
  • without new cellars
  • with already sized systems

This means one specific thing:

Here value is created by saturation of existing capacity , not by agricultural expansion.

Very few assets enable this type of clean industrial growth.

A distinctive element: the already built US brand

Many companies sell export dreams.
Exports already exist here.

  • Brand known in the United States
  • Consolidated historical channel
  • Parker and Wine Spectator scores > 90
  • Pignolo recognized among the best in the world

This dramatically reduces:

  • commercial risk
  • positioning times
  • entry costs into premium markets

For an international group, this is a strategic accelerator .

Who is it suitable for (clear buyer profile)

This seal is ideal for very precise profiles.

1. Medium-large wine-growing groups

Looking for:

  • a production base in premium Friuli
  • a brand already positioned in the USA
  • immediate production capacity
  • integration with existing export network

Here they can double or triple volumes without new agricultural investments .

2. International importers or distributors

What they want:

  • integrate production upstream
  • check quality and margins
  • have your own European brand

This is a classic case of perfect vertical integration .

3. Structured entrepreneurial families

Looking for:

  • healthy company
  • debt-free
  • with stable turnover
  • with significant real estate assets
  • with programmable growth

There is a real, non-speculative, asset here.

4. Platform-oriented investors

For:

  • create a premium white hub in Friuli
  • develop hospitality in the farmhouse
  • integrate tourism, wine clubs, events

It is not suitable for:

  • artisanal micro-producers
  • operators without a commercial structure
  • purely passive financial projects

What we need here is industrial and commercial government , not hobbyist management.

Why is it on the market now?

This is a typical case of the end of a virtuous entrepreneurial cycle .

The story is linear:

  • noble foundation
  • managerial relaunch in 1995
  • international brand building
  • The company is now healthy, debt-free, and has a stable turnover.

But today a structural limit emerges:

the production and capital capacity exceeds the scale of current management .

To really take advantage of:

  • the 300,000 potential bottles
  • the 1,300 sq m farmhouse
  • US positioning

you need:

  • capital
  • larger commercial structure
  • managerial organization

This is a sale due to a transition in scale , not due to a crisis.

And it's exactly the best time to buy.

What kind of operation is it?

This is a platform operation with selective integration and relaunch .

Three very clear levels.

1. Production platform

  • 31.5 ha of compact vineyards
  • complete modern cellar
  • 4,050 hl capacity
  • ready-made systems and machinery
  • potential 300,000 bottles

Industrial base already built.

2. Trade integration

For groups or importers:

  • synergies on US exports
  • synergies on European distribution
  • direct control of the supply chain
  • immediate increase in margins

Here, value is created along the supply chain .

3. Revitalization of wine tourism and real estate

Often underestimated element:

  • historic farmhouse 1,300 sq m
  • perfect location for hospitality
  • possibility of wine resort, residence, clubhouse

This allows:

  • revenue diversification
  • brand strengthening
  • premium customer loyalty

In strategic summary

This asset is rare because it combines:

  • 130 years of royal history
  • Friulian territory of the highest vocation
  • compact vineyards adjacent to the cellar
  • brand already positioned in the USA
  • international awards
  • huge unused production capacity
  • debt-free company
  • stable turnover
  • available real estate leverage

It doesn't promise miracles.
It offers something much more valuable:

a ready-made industrial platform, with low risk and very high upside.

And this is exactly what serious buyers are looking for today in the North-East wine sector.

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