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At Savio Soares Selections much is still linked to my childhood dining table in Brazil, for the selection process begins with the selecting of the producer. We work with small vignerons whose philosophy is a philosophy of life, not just a branded practice. They are family-run estates who respect the biodiversity of the land, many worked the same soils of their land for generations and either continued the traditions of natural methods or converted anew from the harmful practices of their predecessors. They are families with vibrantly healthy, often overgrown yet personally tended vines. They wish no harm to the life around them and promote harmony in their daily lives as well. Most of them work without pesticides or chemicals in the vineyards. Whether fully certified or not, they tend to be organically minded, and in many effects practice a biodynamic existence, closer to the ancient ways of producing wines.
The philosophy carries into the winery and cellar as well. A common checklist would read: NO additives, NO preserving agents, NO cultured yeasts, NO filtration and often even, NO sulfites used. Most of my growers allow nature to make the wine with little human intervention, producing a clear window to a true expression of their terroir; with climate, vintage, soil and the expression of the winemaker evident in each bottle. Each has their own intentions in the cellar, but our growers make wines they want to drink and, luckily, they are wines we love to drink! We seek the harmony these vignerons so easily find in their tucked away plots of earth.
The philosophy carries into the winery and cellar as well. A common checklist would read: NO additives, NO preserving agents, NO cultured yeasts, NO filtration and often even, NO sulfites used. Most of my growers allow nature to make the wine with little human intervention, producing a clear window to a true expression of their terroir; with climate, vintage, soil and the expression of the winemaker evident in each bottle. Each has their own intentions in the cellar, but our growers make wines they want to drink and, luckily, they are wines we love to drink! We seek the harmony these vignerons so easily find in their tucked away plots of earth.