With over 240 hectares of vineyards, Familia Traversa is not a small operation, but it operates like one. Founded in 1956, the 4th generation of the Traversa family, who came over from Veneto Italy, is intimately involved in every aspect of vineyard management and winemaking.

The family farms the finca sustainably on all levels, from producing 75% of their own energy needs from rooftop solar, to green-cover in the vineyards eliminating the need for herbicides, to recycling the pomace left from winemaking which replaces chemical fertilizers. Even their state of the art farm equipment was selected for its fuel efficiency which also lowers the amount of exhaust fumes in the vineyards.

Traversa doesn’t try and make cellar monsters. They harvest the grapes ripe, but early enough to preserve great acidity and with only 12.5% potential alcohol- their goal is balance rather than power and it shows in the wines. All three wines show great varietal character. Vinification is primarily in stainless steel with maturation in tank and bottle prior to release. Bottles are sealed with natural cork.

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