The Azienda Agricola Fay was founded in
1973 by Sandro Fay who, starting from a
small family-run wine producing
business, decided to expand the estate’s
activities. Construction work began in 1971 on the
winery’s premises in San Giacomo di
Teglio and in the following years the
vineyards were extended by incorporating
several additional plots of land. Since
1998, Sandro's work has been supported by his
children Marco and Elena. The history of the Fay family is particularly linked to Valgella, the sub-area of Valtellina that offers some of the most elegant Nebbiolo, or Chiavennasca as it is usually called locally, of the entire denomination. The Fay farm in fact concentrates.
The vineyards extend over 14 hectares
and is a part of the Valgella
sub-zone, where most of the production
is concentrated. The soil on the estate is mainly
sandy (about 70%), silty (18%) (clay and
limestone are absent), with an acid pH
ranging between 4.5 and 5.5, resulting from crumbled granitic
formations that vary in thickness from
less than one meter to a few meters.
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