GIORGIO MERCANDELLI

Cantina Alchemica, led by Giorgio Mercandelli, is an innovative and unconventional winery located in Canneto Pavese, within the natural park of the Recoaro Valley. Mercandelli practices biotic agriculture, completely abandoning chemical treatments and prioritizing natural balance and soil self-regulation. The vineyards thrive in an uncontaminated environment, reflecting the deep connection between humans and nature. There is no pruning, fertilization, or treatments—only gestures, thoughts, and feelings that support the plant’s harmony until harvest.

An alchemical wine, which tells the life experience of the vineyard; not the taste of the fruit.

The wines, free of any preservatives, are crafted through a minimalist winemaking process. The cellar uses only barrels made from a special silicon resin, a gentle pump, and a small blueberry press for skin separation. Fermentation is carried out with indigenous yeasts and accompanied by long macerations, with the wine aging for up to seven years in the bottle to preserve the fruit’s essence.

The philosophy of Cantina Alchemica goes beyond organoleptic analysis, inviting the taster to experience a synesthesia that connects the wine to the soul and to the universal origins of nature and humanity