i. Biography
Matthew Fioretti has been the winemaker at Cerbaiona in Montalcino, Italy since 2015. The role sits at the point where imported wine knowledge becomes production responsibility: less about moving bottles, more about the choices that govern harvest, cellar work, and the time it takes for a wine to settle into itself.
The Path
Until 2009, Matthew Fioretti managed an import business focused largely on Italian wine at Summa Vitis in US. That work lived between producer and market, where timing, selection, and trust matter as much as the wine itself. By 2015, his position had shifted from handling Italian wine in transit to working with it at the source. He co-purchased Cerbaiona with a group of investors, and with that move entered the practical center of an estate in Montalcino, where the work is measured vintage by vintage.
The Work Today
Since 2015, Matthew Fioretti has worked as winemaker at Cerbaiona after co-purchasing the estate with a group of investors. Ownership and cellar work sit together here: the decisions are no longer external to the wines, but bound up in how the property is run and how each season is interpreted. At Cerbaiona, the craft is direct and cumulative, built through the daily work of the vineyard and cellar rather than through distance from them.
Signature
Matthew's signature wines include Casaglia Colorino, Cellalto, San Vito, Santinovo, and 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Cerbaiona. The list shows the shape of his work at Cerbaiona: multiple bottlings, each carrying the same estate frame, with 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Cerbaiona among the clearest markers of the cellar’s identity. The emphasis is steady rather than ornamental, with each wine read as part of an ongoing body of work.
Acclaim
The defining recognition in Fioretti’s career is the 2015 shift from importer to winemaker-owner in Montalcino. That transition marks the point where his long engagement with Italian wine became a direct production role at Cerbaiona. It is the clearest signal of his professional standing: a move from representing Italian wine in the US to shaping the finished wines themselves.
Profile updated July 2026
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What is Matthew Fioretti's current role?
Matthew Fioretti is Winemaker.
Where did Matthew Fioretti work before?
Earlier in their career, Matthew Fioretti worked at Summa Vitis.
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