GREAT-GRANDFATHER ANGIOLO

Originally a farming “broker” Angiolo started to specialize in the distribution of wine, involving one of his 15 sons, Gesualdo, in the business. The Sorelli family’s interest and know-how in the wine world has always been passed down from one generation to the next and now the tie of the family with Tuscany and wine production is indissoluble.

DAMIGIANE E BARROCCI

The family built strong ties with the farmers and local producers right from the start. The wine was collected directly from the farmers and delivered to the consumers using the characteristic blown-glass demijohns; containers made of blown glass and covered in woven wood with side handles for transportation.
The demijohns varied in size from 5 litres to 54 litres and were produced in the local town’s glassworks. The demijohns were delivered on “barrocci”, old carts that were originally drawn by oxen and later replaced by combustion engines
Considering the state of the roads in the first part of the last century, the loading of the “barroccio” and the safe transportation of its delicate cargo was a veritable balancing act.

FIASCO AND THE WORLD

Gesualdo subsequently set up the first hand-bottling cellar and began the direct sale of Chianti wine, in the other typically symbolic Tuscan container, “il fiasco” – the flask. This was also made in the local glassworks in varying sizes. Some say the origin of the flask was purely by chance when a malformation occurred during glass-blowing, the glass-blower blew harder forming the characteristic bowl-shape.
Almost from the beginning goods transportation was developed so that the first company vehicles could deliver to the major Italian and European cities.

SORELLI TODAY

Roberto and Libero Gesualdo’s sons, threw themselves into the family business with enthusiasm. Roberto’s clever intuition made him turn his attention to new tasting preferences.
As a consequence the cellar obtained more storage space and continuously improved and updated the bottling process leading to the current production potential of approx. 7,000 pieces/hour enabling the company to offer its products to a wide range of clients.
The close tie with this territory, Chianti and Tuscany, and our passionate pursuit of providing excellent wines have made Sorelli winery an established presence in the Italian and International wine scene.