Fontana   Candida 

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Our Wines 

Our  U.S. portfolio consists of three delightfully refreshing Italian white wines: Fontana Candida Frascati, Fontana Candida Pinot Grigio and Fontana Candida Orvieto.  Grapes for all three are grown in some of Italy's best-known wine regions.  Though these premium wines are processed in state-of-the-art facilities, they  are crafted with old-world Italian attention to detail. We hope you will try  them all and discover just how refreshing and enjoyable true Italian wines can  be.

Our Story

Throughout  the world, Fontana Candida is synonymous with Frascati. This ancient wine, born  in the Roman hills, has deservedly been called "the wine of popes and of  the people." While the popes drank Frascati daily, the people would only  drink it on important Vatican occasions. It is said that during the papal  elections of Innocent X (Giambattista Pamphili in 1644) and of Clement X  (Emilioi Altieri in 1670), Frascati spouted from the fountains, the marble nostrils  of Marcus Aurelius's horse and the lions of the Capitol to the delight and  amusement of the people. Citizens rushed out with bottles and cups to capture  the wine and enjoy it fully.

    In addition to our popular Frascati Superiore, our U.S. portfolio consists of  Pinot Grigio from the Veneto region and Orvieto Classico from the Umbria  region. Fontana Candida was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Monteporzio  Catone, Rome. We are the leading producer of Frascati in Italy and produce 8  million bottles of wine per year, of which 6.5 million is exported. *

* Source: Nielsen, 52 weeks ended 6/30/07