Christian Vitone started making wine at age 14 and formally entered the wine industry in 1998, but it was working under Francis Ford Coppola that inspired him to found Vitone Family Wines in 2010. The winery calls upon highly skilled winemaker Marco Cappelli, who has decades of experience crafting wines that consistently score 90-93 points. Cappelli and Vitone work together to produce 4 wines from the Sierra Foothills that represent a marriage of Marco's winemaking values and Vitone Family Wines' mission of creating compelling and food-friendly wines at great value.

1. Although Christian Vitone started making wine at age 14 with his maternal grandfather, a WW1 Italian soldier
… he formally entered the wine Industry with national distributor Southern Wine and Spirits in 1998. But, It
was working alongside renowned Director/Producer Francis Ford Coppola at his Niebaum-Coppola Estate
Winery, and later at his Parisian style Café’ wine bar, that convinced Vitone to follow his passion. As a result,
Vitone Family Wines was founded in 2010, and today calls upon the talents of top California winemaker
Marco Cappelli to continue the family tradition.
A UC Davis graduate in Enology, Marco Cappelli is widely recognized as a gifted craftsman, with fieldwork
in Sauternes and many years of mentorship under the legendary “dean” of California winemaking, Andre
Tchelistcheff. Following nearly two decades of creating the wines of Napa Valley’s esteemed Swanson
Vineyards, Marco followed his passion to the Sierra Foothills, where he continues to craft highly sought-after
wines in the spirit and style of his old world training. Marco’s wines consistently score between 90-93 points
with the Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast.
The Verde Sole brand wines represent a lovely marriage of Marco’s core winemaking values, and Vitone
Family Wine’s mission: creating compelling, varietally distinct, and food-friendly wines of imagination and
great value! They currently produce 4 wines from the Sierra Foothills of California; a Zinfandel, Petite Sirah,
Chardonnay, and Pinot Grigio.
Bringing the spirit of the Sierra Foothills to New England
69 Route 101A Ste. #7 •Amherst, NH 03031 • 603.714.9963
www.VitoneFamilyWines.com
Winemaker, Marco CappelliFedele “Papa” Brunoli and
family (1927)
Founder & CEO of Vitone Family
Wines, Christian Vitone
California
New England
Vitone Family Wines
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