Biographies
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Giampiero Bertolini
download bioGiampiero Bertolini has been CEO of Biondi-Santi since 2018.
Giampiero holds a master degree in Economy and Marketing from the Università degli Studi di Firenze and took part in an International Marketing Program at the Massachussets Institute of Technology (MIT). He began his career in 1991 at Procter & Gamble, where he took on several marketing roles with growing responsibilities over a period of almost ten years. In 1998, he moved to the Centro Chimica S.r.l. company as a partner. In 2002 Giampiero joined Marchesi de Frescobaldi Group as Marketing Director at the beginning and then taking over the responsibility of Global Marketing and Sales Director for four brands of the Group. He has spent 16 years at Frescobaldi Group.
CEO of Biondi-Santi since November 1st, 2018, his mission is to further expand the value and the importance of the brand to reinforce its presence among the greatest wines of the world. On the one hand this will be accomplished through the continuous improvement of the quality of the wines, within the utmost respect of Biondi-Santi’s secular tradition and history; on the other hand, by strengthening the presence of Biondi-Santi in the best restaurants worldwide and in the most prestigious private wine collector cellars.
Giampiero was born in Quito (Equador), he is married and father of one boy and two girls. He is a lover of outdoor sports such as skiing, tennis, golf, as much as listening to the music, and travel.
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Federico Radi
download bioFederico Radi joined Biondi-Santi in September 2017.
Federico holds a degree in Agronomy from the Università degli Studi di Firenze and a master degree in Oenology from the Università degli Studi di Siena. His working career has permitted him to gain an extensive experience and expertise in the production of Sangiovese, beginning in 2004 at Villa Mangiacane where he took the role of Production Manager. He subsequently covered a similar role at Chianti Classico estate Isole e Olena and at Belguardo – Marchesi Mazzei Estate in Maremma, before joining Biondi-Santi in 2017.
At Biondi-Santi, Federico has had the opportunity to immerse himself in a century-old winemaking tradition and to gain intimate knowledge of a unique terroir, becoming the shepard of the vineyards which have given birth to the Brunello di Montalcino.
He has embraced the challenge of bringing the Biondi-Santi heritage into the future and, where possible, to further evolve its concept of excellency through new state-of-the-art studies of the terroir, while maintaining unaltered the uniquely distinctive Biondi-Santi style.
Tuscan bred and raised, Federico is sincere and warm-hearted. He nurtures a profound love of everything which involves nature and the outdoor life.
Federico Radi