VINTAGE2026

Oct 8

6 min read

BETWEEN FIRE HORSES, BURNING HARVEST SEASON, AND FLAMING NEWS

Dearest Friends,

How's it going? It’s been a while since we last spoke, I hope to find you well!

I’m really excited to write to you after all this time, but it’s been a really busy period filled with ideas, new projects and mostly “Change”; this word describes our mood really well.

You know, I didn’t believe in coincidences, but during this period I needed to change my mind and beliefs. Have you ever heard about the “Fire Horse”?!

Well, Chinese horoscope says this is the Fire Horse’s year.

The meaning after this symbol is exactly “change”, in its own deep meaning, such as courage, determination, strength, passion and new energy.

Makes me happy thinking how suitable is the idea of this powerful Fire Horse, as the right representation of what’s happening here, behind the doors of our Winery, and also of how we felt during this process.

Well, now you can imagine that my silence was not due to a lack of things to say, actually is the right opposite!

A lot happened!

As I was telling you, we’ve had really busy months as we were working on the company rebranding, a really tough shift that we felt was necessary.

Meanwhile, we faced another important theme, such as the generational transition, an inevitable and delicate phase. We were thinking about it for a long time but never as this year it’s been more tangible.

I left you right on this point, telling you we would have worked on it..

Well, today I feel like telling you this is right what happened.

Let’s add the struggles of a really exceptional harvest season and the climate change… and you can imagine the mess we were submerged in.

Anyways, though months, yes. Not easy times at all, but they were filled with vibrant hopes, deep meanings and high satisfactions. No pain no gain, right?

I’d like to start right from that, what’s better than the last days of 2026 Vintage to sum up this year?

Let’s be clear, Climate change hit really hard this year: extreme hot summer, anticipated spring, and fully accelerated vineyard rhythms. All in one breath!

These things showed up most during the harvest: it started on the 11^th of August with Moscato grapes and it finished, leaving us breathless, on the 23^th of September with Nebbiolo grapes.

Even though we had a really challenging season I’m very happy with the results in terms of quality, achievement gained thanks to my uncle Marco and the team working in the vineyards.

Everybody’s help was the key to get the greatest quality out of this season.

But it was not enough for me, I wanted to take advantage of all the Fire Horse’s energy to drop another news.

A new project.

I get a little emotional to finally be able to tell you what I've kept as a secret and prepared for you during these quiet months.

I cared so much that you were the first ones finding out everything, on social media we gave some tips, but to you my friends, I can reveal something more.

On the 16^th of October for the first time, I will come out with a new wine, it will be named after me “MA”: Michela Adriano.

This is the first step of all the hard work we made these months, and seeing what I was just imagining finally coming true, makes me really emotional and excited. This project represents all the paths of professional and personal growth that I’m making.

Again.. “Change”: with this wine I desired to create something with another soul and identity compared to what you are used seeing from us.

With the new project I wanted to answer “MA anche NO” meaning something like “sorry not sorry” as an answer to some uncomfortable questions such as:

“Are the new generation sleeping? What are women in wine doing?

And mostly, do we need to take Langhe so seriously?

BUT (MA) If drinking wine would not necessarily mean to know everything about wine?”

The meaning of “MA” is almost a protest against rules in wine, in fact it will come out without any appellation and mental labels or boundaries, BUT with just the willingness to enjoy good times.

A wine that will give space to a new way to live the wine besides only talking about appellations.

It almost provokes you: “why do you need to know everything about wine to be able to enjoy it?”

So, I started from here, choosing an immediate red wine, fresh and enjoyable, that’s able to represent my territory without being stuck, but with a new energy, being freer and more contemporary.

The varieties in MA are hidden right now, I prefer to let the glass speak first, giving to you the freedom of having your own ideas without being affected by what you read on the label.

What’s left to say will be just the feeling given by MA: the freshness and enjoyability of Langhe without giving up on his identity, BUT trying to see it with another perspective.

The bottle will show it all.

MA will come in a clear bottle, distinguishing himself from the normal idea of a red wine. The label is also different, is a collection of stickers, little pieces that tells you more about the wine and also about me.

For the first sip I decided to organize a party, where I hope to see you all.

I wait for you on the 16^th of October 2026, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, at Bottega dei Quattro Vini, municipality winery of Neive village.

It will be a pleasure for me to welcome and greet you again without formalities, without tasting lessons… you will just let me know if “you like it”.

I hope to see you soon,

if not in Neive, in the next newsletter. I promise you, this time without making you wait too much!

A big hug,

Michela Adriano

FIND US

20th edition:

LAKE COMO WINE FESTIVAL

Three days with a unique selection of 13 winemakers in an amazing location: Como lake!

WHEN:

FRI 09/10 - from 14:00 to 21:00

SAT 10/10 - from 10:00 to 22:00

SUN 11/10 - from 10:00 to 20:00

WHERE: Como - Piazza Verdi (CO)

INFO: h ttps://www.lakecomowinefestival.it/

OPENING PARTY - MA

As you read in the letter, I'll be waiting for you with a big smile! I look forward to celebrate with you without any formality or wine tasting lessons... You'll just need to tell me if you like it!

WHEN: FRI 16th October - from 6pm to 9 pm

WHERE: Bottega dei Quattro Vini – Cantina Comunale of Neive (CN)

HOW: free entrance