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Dry Extract Interview: Axel Heinz of Ornellaia and Masseto, Tuscany, Italy.

The Editors, 14.05.2021

Dry Extract is Falstaff’s mini-interview feature. We ask top professionals in the world of wine, food and travel to answer thirteen deceptively simple questions in quick-fire fashion. The answers are more revealing than you think.

Axel Heinz is the estate director and winemaker of Ornellaia and Masseto, both in Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy. These so-called Super Tuscans are considered Italy’s answer to a great Bordeaux-style wine. Heinz' training in Bordeaux under mentors Denis Dubourdieu and Michel Rolland gave him all the necessary know-how for his role. He’s of French-German originand also speaks Italian, English and Spanish.

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Dry Extract Interview: Axel Heinz of Ornellaia and Masseto, Tuscany, Italy.