Il Sogno Vero Author:Roberto Cipresso Roberto Cipresso was born in Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza in 1963 and began his career in Montalcino, Tuscany where he settled and worked for several important winemakers including Case Basse of Poggio Antico. In 1987, he became Executive Director at Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona where he achieved his first personal successes with the Brunello Ris... more »erva 1988 and the Brunello Vigna Pianrosso 1990. In 1992, he started Fattoria La Fiorita, a small winemaking company based in Montalcino aimed at producing high-quality Brunello in limited amounts. Concurrently, he began working with some of the most important winemakers in Tuscany, Marche, Veneto, Puglia, and Friuli. In 1992, he started Fattoria La Fiorita, a small winemaking company based in Montalcino aimed at producing high-quality Brunello in limited amounts. Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence bought the company's entire first vintage in 1993. These wines captured the attention of the international press and important fine wine auctions in London and Chicago, and his wines have been auctioned at Christie's in New York. Robert started the viticulture consultancy firm Winemaking in 1999, expanded his activities internationally, and began new projects with Renzo Rosso's Diesel Farm in Vicenza and the Bodega Achaval Ferrer in Mendoza, Argentina. In 2000, he created a special cuvée for the Pope's jubilee. He published his first book Il Romanzo del Vino in 2006 for which he won the Veronelli Prize. In 2007, he was nominated best journalist and writer by the Wine Oscars and won the Best Italian Winemaker Award. The same year, he received special recognition by the Città del Vino association for his work to protect, enhance, and promote winemaking regions. In 2008, he published his second book Vinosofia . He was named Ambassador of the Città del Vino in 2009 and obtained one of his most important personal achievements receiving the award of L'Enologo Italiano nel Mondo (Italian Winemaker in the World) at the Merano Wine Festival. Also in 2009, Wine and Spirits magazine named Bodega Achaval Ferrer in Argentina, with whom he collaborates, Winery of the Year in a competition involving 9000 wines. In September 2009, his third book Vineide was published. In 2010, he was elected an academic correspondent of the Accademia Nazionale di Agricoltura di Bologna. He also met with the President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, and was asked by the Città del Vino to develop a special wine for the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification.« less