“How would I define myself? A guardian of the land.” This is how Elisabetta Foradori, also nicknamed “the lady of Teroldego,” talks about herself. The Foradori company is located in Mezzolombardo in the middle of the Campo Rotaliano, an alluvial plain formed by the Noce river and surrounded by vertical walls of Dolomite rock. The company was founded in 1901, but the first wines bottled by the Foradori family date back to grandfather Roberto, in the early 1950s. Thanks to the innovative ideas of Rainer Zierock and the vision and tenacity of Elisabetta Foradori, the company has gradually managed to popularize the native Teroldego grape variety. Today the entire family is involved: Emilio (the philosopher) as an oenologist and agronomist, Theo (the political scientist) as a popularizer and diplomat, Myrtha (the agronomist) as head of vegetable production. Elisabetta remains the top advisor and is responsible for Foradori's agricultural diversification. The compartments are never watertight and everything is created and evolves thanks to the team of collaborators.
The Foradori work the 25.5 hectares of vineyards in an artisanal way and study agronomic practices through the concepts of biodynamics. They know they are temporary managers of a land that belongs to everyone and therefore have the responsibility to respect and protect it. They believe in agricultural diversification and independence, in the professional and human development of those who work there.
The study of Teroldego follows two paths: respect for tradition (Granato and Foradori) and the search for more experimental expressions (Morei, Sgarzon and Lezèr). On the hills of Cognola instead they work with the whites Nosiola and Incrocio Manzoni. The company is in constant movement to improve themselves and support those around them: Elisabetta's result was to obtain a grape with characteristics that perfectly reflect the territory.
“How would I define myself? A guardian of the land.” This is how Elisabetta Foradori, also nicknamed “the lady of Teroldego,” talks about herself. The Foradori company is located in Mezzolombardo in the middle of the Campo Rotaliano, an alluvial plain formed by the Noce river and surrounded by vertical walls of Dolomite rock. The company was founded in 1901, but the first wines bottled by the Foradori family date back to grandfather Roberto, in the early 1950s. Thanks to the innovative ideas of Rainer Zierock and the vision and tenacity of Elisabetta Foradori, the company has gradually managed to popularize the native Teroldego grape variety. Today the entire family is involved: Emilio (the philosopher) as an oenologist and agronomist, Theo (the political scientist) as a popularizer and diplomat, Myrtha (the agronomist) as head of vegetable production. Elisabetta remains the top advisor and is responsible for Foradori's agricultural diversification. The compartments are never watertight and everything is created and evolves thanks to the team of collaborators.
The Foradori work the 25.5 hectares of vineyards in an artisanal way and study agronomic practices through the concepts of biodynamics. They know they are temporary managers of a land that belongs to everyone and therefore have the responsibility to respect and protect it. They believe in agricultural diversification and independence, in the professional and human development of those who work there.
The study of Teroldego follows two paths: respect for tradition (Granato and Foradori) and the search for more experimental expressions (Morei, Sgarzon and Lezèr). On the hills of Cognola instead they work with the whites Nosiola and Incrocio Manzoni. The company is in constant movement to improve themselves and support those around them: Elisabetta's result was to obtain a grape with characteristics that perfectly reflect the territory.
