By her early twenties, she had already lived in half a dozen different countries across four continents. Having fallen in love with the food and wine of Italy, she decided to move there to learn more and never left. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, she traveled all over the country, spending time with its most talented artisans and notably spent several years living, working, and learning alongside two of the most influential producers, Cantina Giardino and Le Coste. She now lives in a small cottage in the hills above the village of Bolsena in northern Lazio, farming two hectares nearby. The lake is one of the largest volcanic lakes in Europe and benefits from a unique microclimate due to the special wind patterns created by this great mass of water as it heats and cools. The vineyards sit between the Mediterranean Sea and the Apennine Mountains, which create a temperate climate kept fresh by mountain breezes. The soils, mainly ash and sand of volcanic origin, possess a compelling minerality that each variety expresses differently. In recent years, Trish has been joined by her partner Piero, a gifted musician who has spent the past decade tending several remote, beautiful parcels just over the hill from Trish’s vines, and together they make a formidable team. As well as grapes, they grow olives, cherries, figs, and pears and keep bees. They farm organically, with a real focus on biodiversity, employing herbal teas from local plants such as nettle, dandelion, willow, and chamomile in their work. In their simple cantina, grapes are fermented and aged in a variety of vessels with nothing added at any stage. Like Trish and Piero, the wines are joyful and full of life—rustic, pure, and nourishing wines to be enjoyed every day. This wonderfully vibrant wine is a blend of Trebbiano, Procanico, and Ansonica from forty-year-old vines planted over volcanic soils. It spent just two days on the skins before ten months of rest in vats, and reflecting the cool vintage, it is incredibly light on its feet, with faint tannins framing gentle flavors of citrus, smoke, and spice. As easy-going as they come, it feels somehow synonymous with spring.
