The Production Philosophy, our manifesto

Convivial
convivial (or convivale ) adj. [from the Latin convivialis and, more commonly, convivalis ]. – 1. letter. Of convivium, relating to banquets: a gathering c .; cheerfulness c .; convivial pleasures (Machiavelli); she was ... the arbiter of convivial elegance (D'Annunzio); convivial poems (Latin carmina convivalia ), songs with which the ancient Romans – according to a custom widespread among the Greeks – celebrated the deeds of their heroes during banquets. Convivial poems , title of a work by G. Pascoli (so called because some of the poems that compose it had been published in 1895 in the magazine Il Convito ). 2. extens., fig. Characterized by cheerfulness and lightheartedness; relaxed, non-demanding: a climate c. , a convivial conversation .
The Constant Variables, the documentary about Cantina la Smeralda

Where it all began
Cantina la Smeralda is an agricultural project that was born, initially, from the will of Walter Menaggia and subsequently collected and pursued by Eleonora and Luigi Menaggia, respectively second and third born. It was born as a project in 2008 and transformed into a Agricultural Company in 2017, in September 2020 the first bottles dressed with the wording "Cantina la Smeralda".
The name comes from Villa La Smeralda, a house purchased by our family in 1998, where we discovered a bottle of the 1972 vintage vinified by the first owners of the house and, indeed, of the La Smeralda winery.
The passion for growing vines and their fruits began in 2008 with personal winemaking, in search of a solid starting point to lay the foundations of what is now Cantina la Smeralda. More than 10 years of knowledge to better understand our potential and set up the Cantina.