102 Act III / Poggio al Tesoro, the Men and the Women 103 Act III / Poggio al Tesoro, the Men and the Women His role requires seriousness, firmness, and frankness in saying what he thinks and this can, at times, make him seem intransigent but, instead, is a sign of a high level of professionalism, an awareness of the delicacy of his position considering, as well, that in the last analysis the final responsibility is his. With him we have worked very hard to optimize the costs of the vineyard work without, however, any sacrifice of maximum quality levels. We are also constructing an enormous database cataloguing the different type of vineyard work we do in each single plot and parcel which will also be useful for those who come after us.» Franco then pauses to speak of the rest of the working squad. «It’s a fantastic group, great people with whom there is an excellent rapport: there’s Azzurra, who is in charge of visits and events, the cellar staff of Federico, Daniel, and Lorenzo (the last of whom, with a degree in oenology and working experiences in the Veneto region, is a young man who combines professionalism and much modesty, is not afraid of getting his hands dirty if it helps him to learn and, for this, is greatly esteemed by Franco Allegrini, who is convinced that within four or five years he will be ready do anything he wants in his field: an editorial note), there are Gabriella and Edda, who do a bit of everything, the dark and handsome Bernardo, then there is Stefano, ever changeable in mood, and finally Maurizio, as the youngest almost the mascot of the group. Along with Marrico and Nicola we have done much to give the entire group a sense of responsibility, to make them feel an integral part of the estate. In the vineyards, for example, we discuss with all of the agricultural laborers the reason for everything we ask them to do and, additionally, we seek to work in a way that allows each worker to understand and properly carry out each and every moment of the growing season in order to be in a position to directly and personally measure the significance of every single moment in the ripening cycle and its consequences for the succeeding phases. As far as the outside firms which work with us are concerned, we are very insistent that they regularly send us the same vineyard workers whom w wish to “train” and, so to speak, make On the right: Water spray on the Syrah vineyard
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