Francesco Folini

The Climb

Since 2016, the work of Azienda Agricola Folini has been carried by Francesco Folini in the role of owner and proprietor. The title signals more than control; it reads as stewardship of a site where weather, slope, and season set the terms. In that setting, the craft is less about display than about maintaining standards over time and shaping the estate’s output with the discipline the landscape demands.

Today

As owner and proprietor of Azienda Agricola Folini, the work remains rooted in place rather than separated from it. That line frames hospitality as a practiced part of the house, not an ornament around it. The emphasis is on attention, on keeping the welcome genuine, and on treating care as part of the trade itself.

Signature

The named wines associated with Francesco Folini are Folini Valtellina Superiore riserva del vigneto DOS BEL 2018 docg and LO SFORZATO Folini 2019 docg. Their names carry the markers that matter in the trade: vineyard identity, appellation, and the discipline of a house style built around specificity. In those labels, the work of Azienda Agricola Folini is presented without excess, with the emphasis placed on precision, patience, and the character of the place.

In Their Words “Cresciuto in questo clima di calore, creatività e affetto autentico, ho imparato che l’ospitalità è un valore profondo, non una formalità.”

Recognition

Doppia corona sits among Francesco Folini’s honors. In trade terms, it reads as a marker of consistency: work carried forward with enough control and clarity to be singled out, while remaining anchored to the same local identity that defines the estate. The recognition points back to the same standard running through the house — a steady effort to represent Valtellina clearly, and to do so through the work itself.