Roberto Cipresso

Born in Bassano del Grappa (VI) on September 8, 1963. He moved to Padua where he attended the Agricultural Technical Institute "Duca Degli Abruzzi", graduating in 1983.

In 1986, he participated in a viticulture and oenology internship in San Michele all’Adige (TN) under Prof. Attilio Scienza and completed the first Master in sensory analysis.

On May 13, 1989, he was registered in the professional register of Agronomists and Agricultural Experts.

He started his career in 1987 in Montalcino, where he settled and worked with some of the most important producers, including Case Basse, Poggio Antico, and Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona.

In 1987, he became general manager of Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona, where he achieved his first personal successes with Brunello Riserva 1988, Rosso di Montalcino Vigna della Fonte 1990, and Brunello Vigna Pianrosso 1990.

In 1992, he founded the small estate "Fattoria La Fiorita" in the heart of Montalcino.

In 1994, he founded Orchestra, the first global wine consultancy project covering everything from vineyard to wine shop.

In 1999, he established Winemaking, a consultancy and professional training company. He began numerous consultancy projects in Veneto (Diesel Farm by Renzo Rosso), Friuli (Il Carpino, Ronco del Gnemiz, Ronchi di Cialla), Piedmont, and Campania.

His most notable success came in Mendoza, Argentina: the Malbec “Altamira” by Bodega Achaval–Ferrer.

In November 2000, he created a special Cuvée for Pope John Paul II.

In June 2001, he was nominated as Italy’s best winemaker alongside Renzo Cotarella and Donato Lanati.

In June 2006, he was awarded Best Italian Winemaker during the 2006 Oscar del Vino. In September 2006, his first book Il Romanzo del Vino (with Giovanni Negri) was published, earning a nomination for the 2007 Oscar del Vino.

He received the Veronelli Prize for Best Young Publisher in July 2007.

In December 2007, he was named “Man of the Year 2008” in the “food” category by Men’s Health magazine.

He published Vinosofia in 2008 and Vineide in 2009.

In April 2010, he met with President Giorgio Napolitano.

In 2011, Robert Parker awarded 99/100 to Achaval-Ferrer Finca Altamira 2009, proclaiming it the best wine in Latin American history.

In 2012, he ranked in the "Top 10 Wine Spectator" with Finca Bella Vista 2010. In 2016, he launched the Parallelo 43 project with his brother Gianfranco.

In 2018, he published Vino. Il Romanzo segreto with Alessandro Zaltron.

In 2019, he planted the world’s highest vineyard (3,660 m a.s.l.) in Cusco, Peru.

In February 2020, he began collaborating with Radio 105.

On November 16, 2020, he launched the podcast DiVino with Federico Buffa. In 2021, CIPRESSO INTERNATIONAL INC was founded in California to produce Pinot Noir in the Central Coast.

In 2022, he produced his first Premier Cru LES ARVELETS in Pommard, Burgundy.

In October 2023, he launched the ORIA TOSCANA project to create a vineyard-garden in Val d’Orcia. In 2024, he was appointed to the CERVIM Technical Scientific Committee (2024–2027).

January - Monterrey (Mexico) - Research and development project in an area characterized by extreme viticulture and winemaking.
Establishment of a solid collaboration with AIS covering multiple aspects: editorial assignment for the magazine VITAE focusing on the theme of taste, speaking engagements, and participation in a new podcast series.
Chairman of the Jury for International Competitions Biodivino, City of Wine, and CERVIM.

June - Launch of the Anatolia Project in Yerevan (Armenia) and Tbilisi (Georgia).
Teaching sessions at the Higher School of Sant'Anna in Pisa and at the Faculty of Agriculture at UNICUYO University in Mendoza.

September - Presentations on ungrafted viticulture and the historical context of Anatolian winemaking traditions.
Literary Prize "City of Wine 2025" - "Stories Around Wine".