From Fontanellato to Mendoza
How did it all begin?
Mendoza family winery: that’s how you can summarize what Ángel Furlotti built when he arrived alone from Italy in 1889. This is that story, which began long before any label existed.
The origin of a family winery in Mendoza
Ángel Furlotti was born in Fontanellato, Emilia ‑Romagna, in 1868.
He grew up among vineyards and fields where the land was not just scenery. It was a craft, a heritage, a language. He learned to read the soil before tilling it, to understand water, to respect the timing of each plant.
At the age of twenty he emigrated. In 1889 he arrived in Mendoza, alone, with his trade in his hands and the will to start over.
Mendoza, at the end of the 19th century, was a desert, with relentless sun and harsh land. Ángel began as a contractor, planting vineyards for others. He brought that knowledge from his native Italy and put it to use in Mendoza. He worked with precision and perseverance.
He did what he knew how to do: work well, without haste, without noise.
Year after year, he saved. He bought land. He planted his own vines. He tested varieties, adjusted the irrigation, waited. He wasn’t looking for quick riches. He was looking for something solid.
The growth
The constant effort paid off.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Ángel was already recognized as one of the winegrowers who best understood the Mendoza soil. In 1914, together with his sons, he founded Furlotti Hermanos.
For decades, the winery grew. Not through speculation, but through daily work, deliberate decisions, and a long-term vision. What an immigrant brought in his memory—the knowledge of Emilia-Romagna—now spoke the language of Mendoza.
The silence
As happens in many long stories, that cycle came to an end.
Times changed, family decisions took place, and new paths were forged. The winery disappeared. For years, there was no Furlotti wine. The name remained in the archives, on old labels, and in the memories of those who knew it.
The return of a family winery
One hundred years after that first winery, the story began again.
I’m Gabriela Furlotti, fourth generation. I didn’t inherit a running company. I inherited a last name, a file, a question: what to do with all this?
The answer was to return to the origin. Not to size or scale. To the spirit.
Small vineyards, direct work, respect for the land, honest wines. This is how Finca Adalgisa and the wines of Familia Furlotti were born, in different areas of Mendoza.
Not as a replica of the past. As a living continuity.
Today
Today, the fifth generation begins its journey. A generation that learns, asks questions, makes mistakes, and gradually builds meaning.
Familia Furlotti is today a family-run winery in Mendoza that isn’t seeking scale. It’s seeking continuity.
We don’t make wine to prove anything. We make wine to honor a long history, without solemnity.
Because this isn’t just the story of a winery. It’s the story of a man who arrived with knowledge and the will to use it. Who worked for decades without guarantees. Who built something that lasted. That disappeared. And that returned.
Passion, knowledge, perseverance. And the silent sacrifice of those who bet on something without knowing if they will live to see it finished.
That’s what’s in every bottle.
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