Three sisters bring winery to International acclaim
Tre Donne winery
Piedmont, Italy
In the Lenghe area

Upon the birth of his third daughter Sr. Lequio wept. There would be no heir for his family winery.

As the girls grew, they felt an affinity for the family business yet papa said "no."

Finally he agreed to let his daughters have one year to prove themselves. What has happened is a real life girl-power story.

Together, Rosanna (photo above), Daniela and Antonella took over the business, applied new processes and developed wines with womanly elegance. They have been given international recognition.

Making these strides involved doing less with more namely looking at modern technology to bring their business, founded in 1850, into the new millenium.

"We have worked with new ways to control the tanks," explained Rosanna during our visit to the winery. "That way we can avoid machine use, that over process and stress the juice."

"The good structure of the wine comes from doing a good job in the vineyard," she said. One of the practices the sisters installed was, during the beginning of July, cutting the grape bunches to three to five, depending upon the year.

"What we do is the natural way, it's not stressful," said Rosanna. "We aim for the huge acid Barbera to be softer."

Those winning wines gave the sisters what they wanted -- the vineyards and the winery.