The passion for the land is handed down from generation to generation in the Croci family. Going up along the Val d’Arda, on the first hills of Piacenza, right in front of the medieval village of Castell’Arquato, is the Croci Winery. Surrounded by a beautiful landscape, the young owner Massimiliano together with his brother Giuseppe, assisted by his father Ermano, manage the family business founded in 1935; for three generations the Croci family has been committed to cultivating these lands with loving respect for nature. The company is located on the Monterosso hill in the Val d’Arda, at an altitude of 250 meters and overlooks the Piacenza plain. The position favored by the sun's rays and the characteristics of the land, lapped millions of years ago by the sea, allow to obtain characteristic wines. The hectares are 16 of which about 10 are planted with vines, all the soils are certified organic, the vineyards are trained with Guyot alla Piacentina, grassing is practiced in the vineyard and no toxic substances, herbicides and fertilizers are used, to respect the territory , the vine and its natural cycles. The harvest is done by hand; the time between harvest and pressing is minimal, the grapes are placed in small crates and then processed in an artisanal way to keep all the characteristics and properties of the grapes unaltered. Massimiliano since his entry into the company has directed the production towards quality wines, while maintaining all the typicality of Piacenza wines, aware of the need to respect what these lands spontaneously produce. The enhancement and respect for the territory are at the center of the company's objectives and that is why it is committed to continuous research, supporting the different vintages, selecting the grapes based on the natural characteristics and directing them to different methods of vinification and aging in order to give spontaneous, traceable and excellent wines; both young, easy and ready to drink and mature and more complex. This is how sparkling wines are born: Alfiere and Alfiere rosé, spontaneously sparkling wines: Gutturnio, Lubigo and Campedello, still wines: San Bartolomeo and ValTolla, and an Ice wine: Emozione di Ghiaccio.