Winemaker
Marco Sarandrea
Titolare e proprietario, Liquoreria–Erboristeria Sarandrea
- Discipline
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Portrait of Marco Sarandrea
i. Biography
Marco Sarandrea stands inside a family trade rooted in Collepardo, Frosinone, Italy, where landscape, legacy, and time shape the work as much as any apparatus. As director of the family’s industry, Sarandrea (Collepardo, Italy) carries forward a practice that is local in origin and durable in method. In Collepardo, the name Sarandrea is tied to place: to the hills, the air, the cadence of the seasons, and the discipline needed to translate nature into liquid form.
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Marco Sarandrea is founder of Sarandrea Liquori (since 1918). The date is not a decorative marker; it places the house inside a long line of continuity, where each year adds weight to the work rather than urgency to it. This is a family enterprise built on stewardship, with identity kept close to making, preserving, and refining.
Where They Are Now
Today, Sarandrea directs the family’s industry in Collepardo. “We follow its timing,” he says. “We harvest while respecting the balsamic periods of the plants.” That logic defines the enterprise: not to push nature, but to work with its schedule. Production is organized around rhythm and restraint, with attention to the right moment. The workshop calendar stays aligned with the living calendar of the plants, and the method remains tied to patience, observation, and discipline rather than industrial speed.
Signature
Marco's signature wines include Amaro San Marco, Grappa Barricata, Liquirizia, and Biosfero. Together, they outline the house’s range: a set of expressions that points to depth, intensity, and a close relationship to botanical and distillation traditions. Amaro San Marco, Grappa Barricata, Liquirizia, and Biosfero each carry the Sarandrea name in a different register, while sharing a measured, rooted sensibility shaped by place.
In Their Words “For us, this is sustainability: accepting that the natural world is already perfect.” “Our laboratory follows the rhythms of Collepardo, not those of industry.” These lines make the operating principle clear. Sustainability, in this frame, is not added on later; it is a working stance that leaves room for the natural world to lead. The laboratory functions less as a site of control than of listening, where method gives way to season and the rhythm of Collepardo remains the governing reference.
FAQ
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What is Marco Sarandrea's current role?
Marco Sarandrea is director of the family’s industry, Sarandrea (Collepardo, Italy).
What recognition has Marco Sarandrea received?
World Drinks Awards champion.
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