The dean of Friulian winemakers Piero Pittaro has died - Agricultural World

2024-03-25T08:44:42.002Z

Highlights: Piero Pittaro, doyen of Friulian winemakers (and beyond), has died at the age of 89. Pittaro was heir to a family of winemaker with 400 years of history behind it. His company was based in Codroipo, in the heart of the Grave del Friuli, where he produced white and red wines. He also established a wine museum where he set up around five thousand objects of interest related to the history of the vine and wine.

Piero Pittaro, doyen of Friulian winemakers (and beyond), has died at the age of 89. A prominent personality in the international wine field, Pittaro was heir to a family of winemakers with 400 years of history behind it. (HANDLE)