Silvio Jermann

Silvio Jermann

Silvio Jermann, 50, is one of Friuli's leading winemakers, an iconoclast in his youth who has now assumed the role of elder statesman. He created the prototype for blended Italian whites when he first produced Vintage Tunina in 1975. At that time, Jermann found most Italian whites ponderous and overly alcoholic, but he was able to break the mold and produce a more global style by blending international varieties with local ones.