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 Someone thinks we are the only makers of our destiny, but the course of my life has been determined by such factors as being born and raised in a family well rooted in the vine growing tradition on the left bank of the river Piave, just a few kilometres from the prestigious Œnological Institute of Conegliano. 1986 was a very bad year for the Italian wine business because of the deadly consequences caused by the excessive amount of ethanol used by some unscrupulous winemakers, but for me it marked the start of a new adventure : the development of our family-run farm. Enhancing the Piave wines is certainly a gratifying aspect of my job, but ever since the early nineties the main challenge to my skills has been the making of Raboso Piave. Growing its grapes and making it as my father had taught me was no longer enough for me; I wanted it to be popular and appreciated also beyond the borders of its region of origin, where according to tradition it had to be "furious" (in Italian "raboso" sounds like "rabbioso", that is "furious"), hard, harsh and sometimes almost undrinkable. When Luigi Veronelli described our Raboso on the Corriere della Sera of 14th April 2002 as " charming because of its acidity, aromas and structure" I understood that at last the "Piave Black Pearl" had reached a high status, and since then the challenge has become even more stimulating. Giorgio Cecchetto |