Franco Pasetti

The Climb

The progression from operational director at the Collecorvino winery in 2008 to winemaker of Contesa is a straight line, not a break in direction. Franco Pasetti’s path shows how long familiarity with a site can become part of winemaking practice itself. At Contesa, that continuity links cellar work, vineyard work, and the repeated discipline of turning an estate’s raw material into finished wine.

Today

Ownership gives Contesa in Collecorvino a closely held character, and Franco Pasetti’s role there is framed by that responsibility. The estate’s name remains tied to place, and the work remains tied to identity: the wines are presented as part of a coherent whole rather than as isolated releases. Pasetti stands at the center of that structure, overseeing the direction of the estate while staying close to the wines that carry it.

Signature

Atteso and 30Notti are the wines most closely associated with Franco Pasetti at Contesa. As signature wines, they mark the range of the cellar and the labels most directly linked to his name. Together, they serve as the clearest point of reference for how the estate’s style is read through his work.

In Their Words “This wine, based on Trebbiano, is a spontaneous fermentation.” “The initial idea was to present the new labels at Vinitaly.” The language here is plain and procedural. In the first line, Trebbiano and spontaneous fermentation are the key terms, with the process named without embellishment. In the second, the emphasis is on introduction and presentation at Vinitaly, showing how label design and release context sit alongside the wine itself in Pasetti’s thinking.

Recognition

The public record here is built from role and responsibility. Franco Pasetti is documented as operational director at the Collecorvino winery in 2008, and as owner of Contesa in Collecorvino. Those two positions define his visibility: first inside the estate’s operations, then in ownership, with the wines of Contesa as the thread connecting both.