Winemaker
Daniele Nardello
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Portrait of Daniele Nardello
i. Biography
University of Milan marks the formal base of Daniele Nardello’s work: a place where viticulture and oenology were approached as disciplines, then carried into practice. What is notable is the way that training is framed not as an endpoint, but as a structure for judgment, with land, season, and technique kept in view throughout.
At a Glance - Training: University of Milan. - Signature work: MERIDIES, his first label, made in homage to the geographical position of his family's hills. - Voice: “Viticulture and oenology have never been for me just school subjects and professional disciplines, but part of a passion that drives me every day.” At the University of Milan, the foundation was technical, but the result was broader than coursework. For Daniele Nardello, that education became the point where formal study and day-to-day practice began to align, giving shape to a way of working that treats wine as both discipline and applied understanding. MERIDIES is built around place. Made in homage to the geographical position of his family's hills, it ties the first label directly to origin and orientation. In that sense, Daniele Nardello uses the label to register landscape as more than backdrop: it becomes part of the wine’s identity, and a clear sign of where the work begins.
Signature
MERIDIES is Daniele Nardello’s signature wine, and as a first label it sets the terms of his practice. The name signals homage to his family’s hills, while the wine itself reads as a direct expression of training, placement, and attention to origin.
In Their Words “Viticulture and oenology have never been for me just school subjects and professional disciplines, but part of a passion that drives me every day.” That line places the craft in daily use rather than in abstraction. For Daniele Nardello, the value of the University of Milan lies in what it supports: a working relationship with viticulture and oenology that stays grounded in study, but is carried forward by repeat practice and ongoing attention.
FAQ Who is Daniele Nardello? Daniele Nardello is linked to University of Milan training and to viticulture and oenology.
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