Marcobarba Barbabolla

A group of friends bound by their passion for biodynamic viticulture and the respect for nature. From a casual project to a real adventure: the challenge to produce raw and genuine wines from clean and authentic grapes. Marcobarba is a project born by an idea of Marco and Stefano, realized and carried on by the “Barbaboyz” in Menti Winery in Gambellara. The Barbaboyz take care of small plots of abandoned vineyards owned by some elderly widows, between the white sedimentary terrains of the vineyards around Lonigo and the dark and volcanic soils of Gambellara, as well as contributing to produce Giovanni Menti Wines. From the grapes they grow with biodynamic practices, Marco produces about 40,000 Marcobarba wine bottles a year among fizzy white, still white, red and sparkling wine, and grappa. From an exclusively biodynamic viticulture, interventions reduced to the minimum and always in harmony with the vineyard. Barbabolla is a semi-sparkling white wine made with a mix of white-grape varieties native of the territory, some known, others not so much. Wine based on indigenous fermentation, unfiltered and without the addition of sulfur dioxide; re-fermentation in the bottle with juice from dried grapes, not degourged. According to Marco and the Barbaboyz, Barbabolla is pure energy. The ideal wine for “the endless aperitif of the weekend”, to combine with “cicchetti” (a small piece of stuffed bread) with raw ham and gorgonzola cheese, vegetables in batter or a generous portion of fried anchovies. Ingredients: grapes and terroir. As simple as it is good.