Kante
Edi Kante is one of the largest producers in the Trieste Carso. His winery is located in the hamlet of Prepotto in Duino Aurisina, in an area where viticulture is particularly difficult and laborious. Among the first to bottle the wines of Carso and to believe in the potential of this territory, Edi Kante has always cultivated the historical varieties of the area, Vitovska, Malvasia, and Terrano, but he has also been able to enhance the international grape varieties Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, which have adapted very well to the particular and extreme pedoclimatic conditions of the territory. At the beginning of his activity, it was precisely the most well-known international varieties that allowed him to survive and continue to focus on indigenous grapes, which only about twenty years ago gained the attention of enthusiasts.
The Carso area is characterized by soils composed of white limestone rocks. Creating a vineyard is a long, laborious, and costly job. It is necessary to break and grind the stone.then mix it with the red soil rich in iron minerals coming from the sinkholes, natural depressions where organic material settles. Once a layer of soil mixed with crushed rock is created, the young vines are planted, which are forced to push their roots deep into the crevices of the stone to find water and nutrients. The climate is Mediterranean, mild and sunny, but with fresh continental influences, thanks to the Bora that often blows violently from the northeast. An environment where it is not easy for the vine to survive, which however naturally produces little exceptional quality grapes.
Edi Kante's journey in the world of wine has gone through several phases: from experiments with skin macerations, to the use of barriques, to classic white winemaking aimed at producing floral, fruity wines with remarkable sapidity and freshness, stylistic signatures of the territory. Over the years, his wines have become increasingly stripped of structure, thanks to very gentle pressings and increasingly delicate vinifications. A philosophy that seeks
Edi Kante is one of the largest producers in the Trieste Carso. His winery is located in the hamlet of Prepotto in Duino Aurisina, in an area where viticulture is particularly difficult and laborious. Among the first to bottle the wines of Carso and to believe in the potential of this territory, Edi Kante has always cultivated the historical varieties of the area, Vitovska, Malvasia, and Terrano, but he has also been able to enhance the international grape varieties Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, which have adapted very well to the particular and extreme pedoclimatic conditions of the territory. At the beginning of his activity, it was precisely the most well-known international varieties that allowed him to survive and continue to focus on indigenous grapes, which only about twenty years ago gained the attention of enthusiasts.
The Carso area is characterized by soils composed of white limestone rocks. Creating a vineyard is a long, laborious, and costly job. It is necessary to break and grind the stone.then mix it with the red soil rich in iron minerals coming from the sinkholes, natural depressions where organic material settles. Once a layer of soil mixed with crushed rock is created, the young vines are planted, which are forced to push their roots deep into the crevices of the stone to find water and nutrients. The climate is Mediterranean, mild and sunny, but with fresh continental influences, thanks to the Bora that often blows violently from the northeast. An environment where it is not easy for the vine to survive, which however naturally produces little exceptional quality grapes.
Edi Kante's journey in the world of wine has gone through several phases: from experiments with skin macerations, to the use of barriques, to classic white winemaking aimed at producing floral, fruity wines with remarkable sapidity and freshness, stylistic signatures of the territory. Over the years, his wines have become increasingly stripped of structure, thanks to very gentle pressings and increasingly delicate vinifications. A philosophy that seeks
