Chiara Condello

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Chiara Condello
Born
Education Bocconi University, Milan
Occupation winemaker
Years active2014–present
Known for Sangiovese wine

Chiara Condello is an Italian winemaker and winery owner based in Predappio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. [1] She grows Sangiovese grapes in an organic/biodynamic manner in the Romagna Sangiovese DOC and is considered a rising star female winemaker. [2] [3]

Condello was born in Forlì and grew up in Fiumana di Predappio near her family winery, Conde. [4] Her father Francesco Condello founded the Conde estate in 2001. [5] The Predappio soil is complex and hospitable to grape growing, with a cooler climate than neighboring Tuscany. [6]

Condello studied economics at Bocconi University in Milan took over the business operations of her family estate at age 24. [7] She then started farming her own grapes. Condello's first vintage was 2015, and she farms mostly Sangiovese wines in a biodynamic fashion on 4.8 hectares of land. [8]

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