Winemaker

Paolo Salvi

Discipline: Winemaker
Based in: Castelnuovo Beradegna, Italy
Venue: Fattoria della Aiola · Winery

i. Biography

Paolo Salvi has been the oenologist at Fattoria della Aiola in Castelnuovo Berardenga, Tuscany, since 2015. In a region where vineyard work is measured against season and site, the oenology here depends on close observation, patience, and the ability to read fruit without forcing it. Much of that attention falls on Sangiovese, the grape that defines a large part of the technical brief and gives the wines their frame.

The Path

Since 2015, Paolo Salvi has served as oenologist of Fattoria della Aiola, where the job is built on judgment, restraint, and attention to what each season gives. The title is short; the work is not. It asks for steady decisions in the cellar and a willingness to let the vineyard set the terms. The role has kept him at the center of the estate’s ongoing work, where continuity matters and every small choice shapes the result.

The Work Today

He continues in that post in Tuscany, with Sangiovese at the center of the work. That focus places Paolo Salvi on the practical side of winemaking, where the task is to translate fruit into balance and clarity without losing the grape’s own character. At Fattoria della Aiola, Sangiovese functions less as an idea than as a working discipline, one that calls for precision, respect, and disciplined timing.

Career - Oenologist — Fattoria della Aiola, Tuscany, Chianti Classico, Italy (2015–present)

Signature

These names mark the range of his technical identity, with each bottle reflecting a different expression of place, structure, and varietal intent. Taken together, they point to a style built around the basic dialogue between fruit and form.