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Johannes “Giovanni” Davaz who came from the Bündner Herrschaft in Switzerland where his family has grown wine for generations, was a newly minted enologist when his family bought the estate and he moved there in 1990. </p> <p>Posted under <a href="/blog/meet-the-winegrowers">Meet the Winegrowers</a></p> <h2>Wines you May Enjoy</h2> <div class="section" id="related_wines"> <div class="row "> <div class="col-xs-5 col-sm-3 col-md-2"> <a href="/inventory/3185358/indicazione-geografica-tipica-toscana-trittico-poggio-al-sole-2016/"> <img src="https://static.moorebrothers.com/static/wine_labels/MBPOS_1055.jpg" alt="" class="img-responsive"> </a> <div class="visible-xs"> <h4>$19.00</h4> <form method="GET" action="/cart/add/inventory/3185358"> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Add to Cart</button> </form> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-7"> <h4><a href="/inventory/3185358/indicazione-geografica-tipica-toscana-trittico-poggio-al-sole-2016/">Indicazione Geografica Tipica Toscana Trittico Poggio Al Sole 2016</a></h4> <p> <a href="/country/11/italy">Italy</a> - <a href="/producer/106/poggio-al-sole">Poggio Al Sole</a> - <a href="/grape/109/toscana-rosso-blend">Toscana Rosso Blend</a> </p> Trittico is the “baby Super Tuscan” that Giovanni had in mind when he stopped production of “Seraselva” in 2005. 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