Fattoria Capannacce

We call Alberto Porta “the Happiest Man on the Planet”. He loves making wine, and he absolutely loves life. This, despite the fact that he contracted polio over thirty years ago while traveling to Malaysia; but that hasn’t stopped this renegade winemaker. A self-sufficient man, he has big, nubby tires outfitted on his four-wheel drive wheelchair—so he still negotiates the vineyards and oversees all production personally! Additionally, Alberto is still a world traveler—he speaks six languages fluently, and is now taking Arabic lessons (number seven).

A note on the winery’s location: the Maremma, if one can compare it to anything, is essentially the Wild West of Tuscany: Rugged, beautiful, and with a sparse population, the Maremma’s home to rural winemakers who don’t like laws, and don’t like being told how to restrain their passion. When asked why he chose to produce an unprecedented meritage of Sangiovese, Syrah and Grenache, for example, Alberto Porta said, “That is simple—because I like those grapes.” Bravo, Signore!