Episode 215: Piero Incisa on Family Tradition, Argentina, and Biodynamics
b"This week we welcome Piero Incisa of Bodega Chacra.\\n\\nPiero comes from one of the oldest and most celebrated winemaking families in Italy. He's the grandson of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta -- who broke with Tuscan tradition in the 1940s to create Sassicaia, one of Italy's most sought after wines -- and the nephew of Nicolo\\u2019 Incisa della Rocchetta, who currently manages the family\\u2019s winemaking enterprises. Piero spent his childhood on the family estate in the Maremma district of Tuscany\\n\\nAfter discovering a pinot noir grown in Patagonia, Piero decided to start his own winery in Argentina. He founded Bodega Chacra in 2004 in the Rio Negro Valley of Northern Patagonia after buying an abandoned vineyard.\\n\\nApart from producing delicious wines, Chacra is notable for it's biodynamic farming practices. This holistic approach sees the farm as a single, living organism and each element is balanced to create a self-sustaining ecosystem.\\n\\nJoe and Piero sit down to discuss how Chacra got it's start and what this farming philosophy, which is growing in popularity worldwide, means for the winemaking process."