Alessandra Felluga

The Climb

At Castello di Buttrio, Alessandra Felluga’s role is owner: a position defined less by display than by custodianship. The estate reads as a working expression of place, where heritage only holds if it is maintained with patience, attention, and a clear respect for the land that gives it shape. Her work sits inside that lineage rather than outside it, carrying forward the estate’s character without turning it into a static object.

Today

At the estate, the working principle is excellence paired with strict respect for the territory and its authenticity. That keeps the style at Castello di Buttrio grounded: nothing feels overworked, and nothing drifts far from origin. Alessandra Felluga treats wine as a link between place and people, not as a standalone product, but as a carrier of memory, landscape, and human connection. As she puts it, “Wine is a product that around a table stimulates conviviality; it tells of tradition, geography, and the stories of a region, a place, and its people.” In practice, that means wine is asked to do two jobs at once: gather people and remain legible to the place that made it. Her philosophy places the bottle under a simple test: does it hold more than flavor alone? For Felluga, the answer depends on whether the land is rendered clearly, the varietal is kept intact, and the surrounding culture remains in focus. “Wine is both an intrinsic expression of its varietal but above all a unique expression of the terroir.”

Career - Owner — Castello di Buttrio, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

Signature

Alessandra's signature wines include Sauvignon – Castello di Buttrio 2023, 2011 Pignolo, and Castello di Buttrio Merlot DOC. Read together, they map a house style built on freshness, depth, and structure, with each wine holding its own line while staying tied to the same estate identity. The names themselves mark continuity; the wines show how that continuity is handled in the glass, through clarity, rootedness, and attention to what the territory already offers.

In Their Words “Wine is a product that around a table stimulates conviviality; it tells of tradition, geography, and the stories of a region, a place, and its people.” “Wine is both an intrinsic expression of its varietal but above all a unique expression of the terroir.”

FAQ What is Alessandra Felluga's current role? As of 2026, Alessandra Felluga is Owner. What is Alessandra Felluga known for? Single-variety bottlings of indigenous grapes.