It was 2002 when two friends, Gianni Arlotti and Savino Luca Formentini, decided to set up a new winery in Liguria, a land of elegant and rare wines. This is how L'Azienda Agricola Altavia came to be. Its name derives from the ancient salt road that runs across the whole of Liguria from Ventimiglia to La Spezia. The protagonist in the vineyards is undoubtedly the Rossese, an autochthonous vine from western Liguria. After all, the vineyards are located in Arcagna, a place that has always been indicated as the heart of the Rossese di Dolceacqua controlled denomination. The starting point is five hectares that extend over the heights that divide the Nervia valley from the Roya valley, close to the French border. But in addition to Rossese, Vermentino, Syrah and Viognier, of French inspiration, and Carignano are also planted. Today Altavia is a modern winery that also benefits from the experience of Federico Curtaz, oenologist and agronomist, responsible for the approximately 40,000 bottles produced each year.