Giampiero Bea

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Giampiero Bea 2021 'Cotidie' Umbria Rosso IGP	Login	—	In Stock
Giampiero Bea 2020 'Lapideus' Trebbiano, Umbria Bianco IGT	Login	—	In Stock
Giampiero Bea 2021 'Lapideus' Trebbiano, Umbria Bianco IGT	Login	—	In Stock

Building on the legacy of his father, a through-and-through farmer whose thick Umbrian dialect is nearly incomprehensible to outsiders, Giampiero Bea identified the unique qualities that made Paolo Bea’s wines exceptional and developed a philosophy around them. In an era when many Italian winegrowers were embracing modern technology, Giampiero—co-founder of the ViniVeri (“Real Wine”) movement—championed traditional vineyard practices, biodiversity, minimal intervention in the cellar, disengagement from professional critics, and a deep trust in time-honored agrarian wisdom.

While these principles are more common today than they were thirty years ago, Bea’s wines remain singular and continue to stand out as bold, untamed reflections of the sun-soaked hills from which they originate. Giampiero’s wines proudly wear their vintage, resisting the pursuit of uniformity from year to year. Each vintage is eagerly awaited by a loyal following.

There is no green harvesting or excessive sorting, as he aims to capture the full essence of the season’s crop. Fermentations take their natural course, varying in duration, and wines are bottled when deemed ready rather than adhering to a set schedule—particularly the reds, which often spend over four years in cask. Without temperature control, pumping, fining, or filtering, Giampiero allows time and patience to naturally clarify his wines, resulting in bottles that are true reflections of the fruit and the unique story of each growing season.