The 20 hectares or so ( about 50 acres) of vineyards owned by Sportoletti are situated on the hills of Spello and Assisi; the local “Denominazione di Origine Controllata” gives the appellation of “Assisi”. The gradual process of renewing the vines has led to a more rational method of vine growing thanks to the introduction of the “spurred cord” pruning system and to the high density of plantation: 5,000 vines per hectare, which allow control over the number of buds and consequently the productivity of the vines.
For our reserve wines, a “thinning” or selective harvest of the grapes is carried out in the period when the grapes are beginning to ripen, in order to obtain an average yield of 1 Kg of grapes per plant.
Among the vines presently cultivated is the “autoctono” Grechetto, of which the G5 clone has been chosen as a slightly less productive but more characteristic strain.
The Chardonnay vineyard, who’s grapes are designated for the reserve white wine, is found on the slopes of Monte Subasio at an altitude of 500 metres (1640 feet).  









As far as the red wines are concerned Merlot is a partivular variety;a clone was selected and propagated from an old vine which belonged to Sportoletti for fifty years and which, over the years, has become as one of the company’s winning cards.
For the Sangiovese too, new clones have been planted which give a lower yield but are richer in colour. The same is true for the Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.