Plínio Pizzato Family

The Company Flavio Pizzato

Chief winemaker

Winery Location Santa Lúcia, Vale dos Vinhedos, Brasil

PIZZATO: highlights

“...whose wines were among the most exciting of my trip: sparkling and whites

were delicious and the reds exceptional for their depth and clarity of fruit,

especially the Concentus 2007 (…), and both the 2008 and 2005 DNA99

Merlot, the 2005 being voted Brazil’s best red wine…”

Steven Spurrier, Decanter, May, 2013

“...The merlotking from Brasil …”

Svein Lindn, Norway Wine writer, June, 2013

“... you can taste some of that earth in virtually every wine produced here.” “…the

most terroir-driven wines I encountered in Brazil.”

Gregory dal Piaz, Snooth.com, 2012

“...The Fausto line shows good, fresh varietal wines, while the Pizzato label provides

reds with exceptional depth and clarity of fruit… 93 points for Pizzato DNA99 2008”

Steven Spurrier, Decanter, Oct, 2013

PIZZATO: highlights

Best brazilian wine: 2008 Pizzato dna99 Single Vineyard Merlot

Best chardonnay: 2012 Pizzato Chardonnay

Best rosé: 2012 Fausto Rosé

6 wines/sparklings with 90+ points

Best overall performance.

Brazilian Wine Guide 2013-2014 by Adega

(580 brazilian wines/sparklings evaluated)

Best Brazilian red wine: 2005 Pizzato dna99 Single Vineyard Merlot

Expovinis Brasil 2011

For several vintages, best red wine with Merlot and also best white with

Chardonnay. Double gold and gold medals with Merlots, Cabernet,

Chardonnay, Pizzato sparkling etc.

Local contests, Brazilian wine guides, International contests etc

BRASIL

Serra Gaúcha

• Vale dos Vinhedos

• Indicação de Procedência (IPVV)

• Denominação de Origem (DOVV)

• Wines with good aging potencial, medium to full

bodied, elegants (more old world style than new

world style – cool/temperate climate wine style)

• Best results with Merlot!

PIZZATO vineyards & wines: brief

• Family based business w/ long grapegrowing history

on top grapes for the top wineries;

• Founded em 1998 (as winery);

• 1999 – first wine;

• 2000/sept : market debut with Pizzato Merlot

• 2000 – 2003: Pizzato Merlot it’s a huge success

basis for the future DO Vale dos Vinhedos

• 2005 – first white; 2006 – first fizz / 1st export

• 2009 – fizz expanded(market demand in Brazil)

• 2010 – start to participate in international fairs

• 2011, 2012 – crescimento

The Business

• Family owned, family managed

• Plínio Pizzato Family: Plínio and Diva, Flavio, Flavia,

Jane & Ivo

• Brands:

– Pizzato: grapes from GI Vale dos Vinhedos (IPVV,DOVV)

– Fausto: grapes from Dr Fausto vineyard, Serra Gaúcha

• Still selling part of the grapes and wine as bulk – 200.000 bottles as bottled wine (Pizzato and Fausto)

– 50.000 liters bulk wine

– 100 tons of grapes

The Markets – bottled wine

80 % Domestic market:

Mainly to São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais

20% Export market:

Began in 2005;

Regular international promotion started in 2010 (fairs and

promo);

Destinations:

USA (California, Texas, Florida, NY), Canada (Quebec, Ontario,

Alberta), Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Switzerland, Poland,

Germany, England, Ireland, Finland, Norway, Venezuela and China

The Vineyards

Santa Lúcia, Vale dos Vinhedos, Serra Gaúcha

Established in 1968

Currently @ 26 hectares

Main grapes: Merlot, Tannat and

Chardonnay (Pinot Noir, Alicante

Bouschet, Egiodola, Cabernet

Sauvignon, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc

also grown)

The Vineyards

DR FAUSTO de Castro, Dois Lajeados, Serra Gaúcha

Established in 1982

Currently @ 19 hectares

Main grapes: Cabernet

Sauvignon, Chardonnay,

Tannat, Merlot

The Wines

FAUSTO Brand • Grapes from Dr FAUSTO de Castro, Dois Lajeados (Dr Fausto Vineyard)

• Fruity, medium bodied, younger than Pizzato branded wines

PIZZATO Brand • Grapes from Vale dos Vinhedos, Bento Gonçalves (Santa Lúcia, Vale dos

Vinhedos vineyard)

• Medium to full bodied wines, aged wines, more complexity

• IPVV, DOVV (first GI ever in Brazil and first DO ever in Brazil, respectively)

PIZZATO Site / Contact

www.pizzato.net

+55 54 3459 1155

pizzato@pizzato.net

facebook.com/PIZZATO.Vinicola

By:

Flavio Pizzato – Chief winemaker

flavio@pizzato.net

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