Claudio Pozzi, born in Torrevecchia Pia (where he still keeps a wine cellar), brings love and passion to the San Colombano Hills, where he has established his wine company. The company brand is named after La Valbissera (in ancient times Valle delle Bisce mean snake valley) set in the centre of the southern slopes of the Hills. Here the company’s first vineyards can be found, dominating the villages of Miradolo and Camporinaldo, growing out of sandy silt soil and in a favourable position exposed to the sun. Subsequently the addition of vineyards in the La Merla area resulted in the present position whereby the company belongs to the Banino district with its excellent morphological characteristics as regards vines. The growing-harvesting-winemaking process, albeit assisted by modern technology, is conducted with respect for tradition and the environment. Devotion to the commandment to do one’s best produces the excellent results obtained, but the principal element is the passion which transforms into noble pride the product of the skill of first the wine-grower and then the winemaker. Vineyard area Location of vineyards Soil Altitude Vines Vineyard stock Technical manager Oenologist Agronomist Oenological consultant 2.4 hectares Banini Hills (MI–LO–PV province) sandy silt 100 m above sea level Croatina, Barbera, Uva Rara Merlot, Malvasia guyot, doppia pergola Pozzi Claudio Manara Fausto Tonni Marco Portinari Vittorio