La Stoppa "Camporomano" Barbera Emilia 2013

La Stoppa "Camporomano" Barbera Emilia 2013Press 2 September 2025 Direct Press Selection La Stoppa is featured prominently in our Emilia Romagna roundup because of their devoted following and longstanding work as natural wine standard bearers. Though the estate had been around since the late 1800s, the natural wine phase began in earnest in the late 1990s when owner Elena Pantaleoni and winemaker Giulio Armani ripped out Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, and other vines to focus on

Karditsa is known as the bicycle capital of Greece

Giorgos’ passion even drove him to single-handedly save the local red grape variety Kosmas aka Gousmadia from extinction by having Greek authorities recognize it officially

Since 2005 there have been no chemical sprays used

in northeastern Hungary

mineral lift

Touriga Nacional and rare Pinheira (Rufete)

The Chenin Blanc for the ‘L’Insolite’ is fermented for 2 months in large wooden foudre and aged for 12 months on fine lees in foudre as well

juicy tangerine notes and ruby red grapefruit

ginger and basil on the palate

The rough terrain is laden with hard volcanic rocks that would damage most machinery that tried to work it

At La Stoppa he learned the art of natural winemaking and viticulture

getting himself shot