Winemaker
Alberto Coffele
Winemaker, Coffele
- Discipline
- Winemaker
Portrait of Alberto Coffele
i. Biography
A winemaker and agronomist, Alberto Coffele uses a term that gets at the balance in his work: “young traditionalist.” In the cellar and the vineyard at Coffele in Soave, that means holding to the language of place while bringing a disciplined, contemporary eye to production.
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The Climb
Training at Istituto agrario di San Michele all'Adige gave Alberto Coffele the technical base for a career that joins agronomy to the practical demands of wine. That education fed directly into daily vineyard and cellar work, where precision matters as much as judgment. Today, Alberto is winemaker (enotecnico) and director of production of Azienda Agricola Coffele, roles that place him across both the making and the management of the house’s output. At Coffele in Soave, he works inside a tradition already legible in the wines. The position of winemaker and director of production requires attention at every stage, from vineyard decisions to cellar execution, and Alberto Coffele’s role is to keep that line intact while reading a classic territory with care.
Today
At Coffele in Soave, Alberto Coffele holds the dual role of winemaker and director of production, a setup that asks for both hands-on work and oversight. His self-description as a “young traditionalist” is useful because it names the method plainly: respect for inherited practice, applied with current precision.
Career - winemaker (enotecnico) — Azienda Agricola Coffele, Soave, Veneto - director of production — Azienda Agricola Coffele, Castelcerino, Soave, Veneto Education: Istituto agrario di San Michele all'Adige
Signature
Alberto's signature wines include Soave Classico DOC Ca’ Visco 2003, Soave Classico DOC "Cà Visco" 2003, 2023 Coffele 'Castel Cerino' Soave Classico DOC, 2024 Coffele Coffele ‘Ca’ Visco’ Soave Classico DOC, and 2022 Coffele ‘Alzari’ Soave Classico DOC. Read together, these bottlings show a portfolio anchored in Soave Classico and in the Coffele estate’s ongoing expression of it. The span from 2003 to 2022, 2023, and 2024 points to continuity rather than interruption, while the repeated place names and labels mark the distinctions a producer can make within a tightly defined territory.
In Their Words “I define myself as a “young traditionalist”.”
In Their Words “I define myself as a “young traditionalist”.”
In Their Words “I define myself as a “young traditionalist”.”
In Their Words “I define myself as a “young traditionalist”.”
In Their Words “I define myself as a “young traditionalist”.”
In Their Words “I define myself as a “young traditionalist”.”
In Their Words “I define myself as a “young traditionalist”.” He has been responsible for production since 1994 under his father Beppino’s supervision. He has been responsible for production since 1994 under his father Beppino’s supervision.
FAQ Where did Alberto Coffele train or study? Alberto Coffele trained at Istituto agrario di San Michele all'Adige. What recognition has Alberto Coffele received? Tre Bicchieri for Soave Classico DOC Ca’ Visco 2003 (2003).
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