2012 marked the beginning of an important change.
To bring his vision of white wines with great aging potential to life, Nicola Biasi decided to reintroduce quality viticulture in an area now dedicated to apple cultivation, but once an ideal refuge for vines. This project found its home in the Trentino Dolomites, in the Non Valley.
A white wine that breaks the mold with its innovative organoleptic profile and immense aging potential. Nicola uprooted his grandfather’s apple trees in Trentino, nearly 1000 meters above sea level, to make room for a resistant grape variety, Johanniter, which in the following years would make the winemaker proud of his choice. Vin de la Neu, with its unique sensory profile and limited production, carved out a space in the wine world, earning recognition from critics and experts worldwide.
Today, it is the first wine from resistant varieties to receive three glasses from Gambero Rosso and is among the 10 best wines in Italy according to Bibenda.
The Aransat project was born from the passion of a group of friends, each with different areas of expertise: oenologist Nicola Biasi, owner of the consultancy Nicola Biasi Consulting; Stefano Bastiani, owner of Borgo Savaian; and the invaluable collaboration of Gabriele Gorelli, the first Italian Master of Wine, and Michele Machetti with their company KH Wines, strategically important in the wine world.
Aransat hails from Friuli, a land of white wines but also of great macerated wines, where the best Italian orange wines are born. These wines, due to extended skin contact, develop far more intense and pronounced aromas, scents, and flavors compared to the same varietals vinified as whites. Orange wines are deeply rooted in tradition and are often fermented in terracotta amphorae or wooden vats. The team wanted to break the mold, creating an orange wine that maintains a deep connection to the territory while reflecting modern oenology and technique.
Thus, Aransat was born: a modern, versatile orange wine complex yet easy to drink a perfect synthesis of tradition and innovation. Made from the most traditional Friulian grapes, harvested at perfect ripeness, it macerates in stainless steel for about 90 days at a constant temperature of 18°C. This relatively low temperature was carefully chosen to extract organoleptic notes gently and subtly, while maintaining low volatile acidity. Fermentation is controlled using selected yeasts, and malolactic fermentation occurs spontaneously in early spring. Aging takes place in stainless steel, with a small portion in third-pass barriques. Aransat, available in filtered and unfiltered versions, embodies these technical and oenological choices, offering a wine that conveys the essence of the best Friulian orange wines while remaining remarkably approachable. It was awarded Best Orange Wine by Vinoway Selection 24.
Following the success of Vin de la Neu, Nicola was contacted by several wineries to start producing wines from resistant varieties. Veneto, Friuli, and Trentino became regions where wineries began practicing truly sustainable viticulture. In July 2021, Nicola founded a business network, Resistenti Nicola Biasi, bringing together his Trentino winery and five others. Thus was born a single company spanning six territories, united by shared values such as quality—achieved through tangible sustainability.
In 2024, the network expanded, welcoming two new wineries from two unique regions: Monferrato in Piedmont and the Moselle Valley in Germany. Soon, a Piedmontese winery will join, and plans for international expansion are already underway.
In 2023, amidst the rolling hills of the German Moselle, a wine project blending tradition and innovation took shape. It was conceived by Nicola Biasi, a Trentino winemaker with a clear vision for the future of wine, and Martina Casagrande, a biologist and his right hand at Nicola Biasi Consulting. Together, they decided to plant roots in one of Europe’s most iconic wine regions, driven by the desire to address climate change challenges through conscious, modern viticulture.
The project focuses on producing a dry Riesling—essential and vertical—in contrast to the region’s classic sweet style. The goal is clear: to create a wine that tells the story of its land while looking to the future. The wine is made with sustainable, low-impact practices and a precision agronomy approach.
The first harvest captured a sense of uniqueness. Old vines in a small plot in Briedel produced a saline, mineral, and profound Riesling. The wine impressed with its purity and bold character. That harvest also marked a farewell: immediately after the harvest, the vineyard was completely uprooted. That bottle became a one-of-a-kind #0 edition, a tangible memory of a precise moment in the project’s history.
The new vineyard, still under development, reflects both technical and ethical choices. It was replanted with a balanced mix of Riesling and Johanniter, a resistant variety. The coexistence of these two grapes marks a new path: a production model that preserves quality while protecting the environment, laying the foundations for more resilient, long-lasting viticulture.
Today, the Mosella project is an integral part of the Resistenti Nicola Biasi network, founded by Nicola in 2021, uniting people and producers under a shared philosophy: to see wine as an authentic, sustainable expression of its territory. In the cradle of Riesling, along the river’s curves and steep vineyard slopes, this vision comes alive, row by row. Wineries.
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