Podere Pradarolo

Varano de' Melegari · Parma (PR)

← Emilia-Romagna

Established

1972

Alberto Carretti (with Claudia Iannelli)

Yearly production

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estate (Parma hills)

Location

the Parma hills, province of Parma — western Emilia-Romagna

Parma (PR)

Vineyard area

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clay-limestone vineyards in the Parma hills, planted to Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Barbera, Termarina and Spergola

Appellations

Emilia o dell'Emilia IGT

History

Podere Pradarolo, in the hills of Parma, was bought by Alberto Carretti in 1972 and turned over to viticulture; with Claudia Iannelli he built one of Italy's most distinctive natural-wine estates, a reference for extreme skin-contact winemaking.

The wines ferment spontaneously on indigenous yeasts and undergo very long macerations — sometimes up to nine months (90-210 days) — in concrete, then bottle without filtration, fining or added sulfur. The result is a range of deeply structured, amber, gastronomic wines.

The signature is 'Vej', an orange wine from 100% Malvasia di Candia Aromatica given months of skin contact, alongside cuvées from Barbera, Termarina and Spergola — released as Emilia IGter table wine, and beloved in the natural-wine world.

Wines

Illustrative selection

Vej (Bianco Macerato)

Emilia o dell'Emilia IGT · Malvasia di Candia Aromatica

The iconic long-macerated orange wine (90-210 days skin contact).

Vej Rosso

Emilia o dell'Emilia IGT · Barbera

Extended-maceration red.

Termarina

Emilia o dell'Emilia IGT · Termarina (Sciapò)

A rare local grape bottling.

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