VITICULTURE AND OENOLOGY
The vineyard and the cellar are not two separate worlds. They are two moments of the same process — and decisions made in one inevitably affect the other. Working on both is the only way to ensure coherence between the objective and the result.
In the vineyard I follow every phase of the production cycle: from the planning and planting of new vineyards — choice of rootstocks, clones, planting density and training systems — to annual agronomic management, including pruning, canopy management, nutrition, irrigation and soil management. Pest and disease menagement is integrated and evidence-based: continuous monitoring, predictive models, input reduction. Ripeness monitoring — sugars, acidity, pH, aromas, polyphenols — guides the definition of harvest timing with precision and without approximation.
In the cellar I define and oversee vinification protocols for whites, reds, rosés and sparkling wines. I manage fermentations, ageing, tartaric and protein stabilisation, oxygen and SO2 management, through to bottling preparation. A sensory competence developed over years of experience allows me to read a wine with analytical precision — recognising faults, anticipating drift, defining style and range consistency with method.
Rounding out the activity: planning and design of new winemaking projects, management of regulatory compliance — DOP/IGP specifications, labelling, cellar registers, registers for organic and integrated agriculture businesses — and support for the design and sizing of cellars and equipment. Where needed, I carry out assessment reports and damage quantification.
AGRONOMY AND INTEGRATED CONSULTANCY
Contemporary agriculture requires a vision that goes beyond the boundaries of a single crop or single intervention. Climate change, cost pressures, regulatory and environmental complexity have transformed the role of the agronomist — from field technician to strategic partner.
My approach always starts from the system as a whole: soil, climate, biodiversity, productive or environmental objectives. Soil fertility, water resource management and biodiversity are not secondary variables — they are the real assets of the business, to be protected and regenerated over time. Only after understanding the system are interventions defined: because a correct agronomic action is not the one that is technically right in the abstract, but the one that is coherent with the specific context in which it operates.
I work with farming businesses facing productive or climate transitions, supporting strategic planning, soil management, input reduction and the development of regenerative practices. On request I directly oversee the operational management of the farming business, coordinating productive activities with a unified technical and strategic vision. I handle the appraisal and quantification of damage from weather events, plant diseases, phytotoxicity, contamination and other adversities. I follow projects requiring a broader agronomic vision: green spaces, gardens, agricultural landscapes, natural areas, quality systems in the agri-food sector — HACCP, traceability, transformation processes.
EXPERT WITNESS AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING
Since 2009 I have worked as a Court-Appointed Expert Witness for the Civil and the Public Prosecutor’s Office, in the fields of agriculture, agronomy, the agri-food industry, viticulture and oenology, plant pathology and damage assessment.
The role of court-appointed expert requires something different from ordinary consulting: methodological rigour, absolute impartiality, the ability to translate complex technical assessments into clear and verifiable language. It is work I have chosen and developed over time, because it reflects my approach to the profession — founded on precision and integrity, before technique.
Those facing a dispute in the agricultural or agri-food field — whether involving damage assessment, land valuation, plant pathology or oenological issues — know how decisive it is to have a solid, documented and defensible technical evaluation. If you believe my experience may be of use, I am available for an initial conversation.
Who I work with
I work with farm entrepreneurs, wine estate owners and cellar directors in Tuscany who have decided to treat their business as a complex system, to be managed with method and a long-term vision. Family-run or more structured businesses, organic or conventional, small or large.
What they have in common is the will to make technical choices grounded in data and in a precise reading of the territory — not in industry trends or solutions “seen done elsewhere”. The goal isn’t to follow a standard manual, but to build, season after season, a technical path consistent with the identity of each estate, in the vineyard, in the cellar, or across overall agronomic management.
INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Registered member of the Order of Agronomists and Forestry Doctors of Florence
- Registered on the National Register of Court-Appointed Expert Witnesses
- Registered member of the Register of Tasting Technicians of the Tuscany Region
- Registered on the Regional List of Tasting Technicians for Denomination of Origin Wines of the Tuscany Region
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If you are looking for a consultant for your project — in the vineyard, in the cellar, in the field or in a legal context — get in touch. The first conversation carries no obligation.
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