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    Michele de Pace

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    Portrait of Michele de Pace

    Portrait of Michele de Pace

    i. Biography

    The work at Perusini is defined by organically cultivated and certified organic grapes, and that choice sets the terms for the wines as much as the cellar does. In Michele de Pavan’s case, the family name Perusini frames the line of work, giving the estate’s style a sense of continuity that is built rather than declared.

    The Path

    At Perusini, Michele de Pavan worked as winemaker, a role that grounded the start of a focused practice in the daily demands of vineyard and cellar. The job required technical judgment, repetition, and close attention to the character of the estate, where organically cultivated and certified organic grapes shaped the parameters of the work. It was a beginning that established a method: steady, exacting, and tied to the standards already set by the house.

    The Work Today

    Today, Michele de Pavan works as winemaker for Perusini in Corno Di Rosazzo, where the work remains anchored in the same disciplined frame. The estate’s identity rests on grapes that are both organically cultivated and certified organic, and that basis carries through the finished wines. The task is one of translation, moving from farm practice to cellar decisions without losing clarity along the way. The result depends on restraint, consistency, and respect for the raw material, with each vintage shaped by the same underlying method.

    Career - Winemaker, Perusini

    Acclaim

    The recognition attached to the work comes through the certified-organic farming basis of Perusini. That distinction is not added on after the fact; it is part of the structure of the wines and the estate’s identity. For Michele de Pavan, it marks a practice built around a clear standard, with the farming and the finished wine held to the same line.

    FAQ Where did Michele de Pavan work before? Michele de Pavan's earlier career included Perusini. What is Michele de Pavan known for? Perusini wines are made with organically cultivated and certified organic grapes.

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