Piero Antinori was born in Florence, studied Economics in college and joined the family company shortly after graduation. He took over the reins of the company from his father, Niccolò, in 1965 and today serves as president of the company. He is capably assisted by his three daughters, Alessia, Albiera and Allegra, all of whom hold managerial positions in the company and are being groomed to assume responsibility for the company’s diverse operations and thereby become the 27th generation of Antinori wine producers.
Within the Italian wine community, Piero Antinori is a larger-than-life personality – a trend-setting winemaker, consummate businessman and ambassador to the world for the wines of Italy.
The Antinori estate today is a multi-layered wine conglomerate with operations in Italy and around the world. In addition to wine estates in Tuscany, Umbria, Piedmont, Lombardy and Puglia, Marchese Antinori has operations in Napa, California and Chile’s Maipo Valley, Hungary, Malta, and Romania.
It’s hard to say where the Italian wine scene would be today without Piero Antinori‘s innovative initiatives. He has been an important influence in preserving Italy’s enological traditions while at the same time pioneering new approaches to producing quality wines.
While many individuals and personalities have contributed to Italy’s wine renaissance, there is little question that Piero Antinori’s singular initiatives have been instrumental in bringing Italy to the top of the world’s wine list.
Piero Antinori è nato a Firenze, dopo la laurea in economia si è unito all’azienda di famiglia. Nel 1965 ha preso in mano le redini dell’azienda dal padre, Niccolò, e oggi è presidente della società. E’ abilmente assistito da tre figlie, Alessia, Albiera e Allegra, le quali ricoprono incarichi direttivi nella società, portando la Marchesi Antinori alla 27a generazione di produttori di vino.
Piero Antinori, ambasciatore del vino italiano nel mondo, è un produttore di tendenza, uomo d’affari solido.
Oltre alle aziende vinicole in Toscana, Umbria, Piemonte, Lombardia e Puglia, la Marchese Antinori ha tenute in Napa, California, Maipo Valley Cile, Ungheria, Malta, e Romania.
E ‘difficile dire come il panorama enologico italiano sarebbe oggi senza le iniziative innovative di Piero Antinori, che con la sua influenza ha permesso di preservare le tradizioni enologiche italiane, e allo stesso tempo di sperimentare nuovi approcci per produrre vini di qualità, portando l’Italia in vetta nella lista dei vini del mondo.
source/fonte Richard Marcis, Wine Woords Wisdom