Casa Vinicola Nino Negri, founded in 1897, represents the most important wine business in Valtellina. Cultivated on the slopes of the mountains, the vines have found the ideal conditions for growth, thanks to the splendid exposure to the sun over the whole span of the day and to soil rich in minerals. The winery is organized in the most up-to-date manner over 31 hectares of its own propriety in the most prestigious areas: Sassella, Grumello, Inferno and Fracia. Today Nino Negri is synonymous with Valtellina wines all over the world. The Chiavennasca grapes, a noble strain of Nebbiolo which found ideal roots in Valtellina, produce extraordinary wines whose prize-winning qualities have been recognized all over the world.