Paolo Bea

The Bea family's roots in Montefalco run to the 1500s, when the land registry first recorded their presence in this small Umbrian hill town. For most of those centuries the property operated as a classic fattoria: wine, animals, olives, vegetables, everything in balance. It was Paolo Bea who, beginning in the 1970s, developed the winemaking philosophy that would eventually make his name synonymous with the Italian natural wine renaissance and bring the obscure Sagrantino grape to international attention.

Paolo and his wife Marina ran the estate on a thoroughgoing farmer's logic: minimal technology, expressive results. While Italian wine fashions in the 1980s and 1990s ran toward extraction, concentration, and technical polish, the Beas moved in the opposite direction. Paolo was among the first Italian growers to adopt biodynamic agricultural methods. He co-founded the Vini Veri consortium, whose fair in Cerea became the founding event of the Italian natural wine movement. His son Giampiero, trained as an architect, returned to the family farm and assumed primary winemaking responsibility, deepening the estate's philosophical commitment. Giampiero stands today as the sole remaining co-founder of Vini Veri.

More on how they farm and work in the cellar in our Paolo Bea producer profile.

9 products

Paolo Bea Santa Chiara Umbria Bianco 2018, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
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Paolo Bea Arboreus Orange 2014, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
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Paolo Bea Arboreus Orange 2014
Paolo Bea
Price: $120.00
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Paolo Bea Pipparello Riserva 2015, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
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Paolo Bea Pipparello Riserva 2015
Paolo Bea
Price: $100.00
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Paolo Bea Pagliaro Sagrantino 2015, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Paolo Bea — natural wine producer
Paolo Bea Pagliaro Sagrantino 2015
Paolo Bea
Price: $140.00
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Paolo Bea Lapideus 2019, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Paolo Bea — natural wine producer
Paolo Bea Lapideus 2019
Paolo Bea
Price: $90.00
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Paolo Bea San Valentino Rosso 2015, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Paolo Bea — natural wine producer
Paolo Bea San Valentino Rosso 2015
Paolo Bea
Price: $90.00
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Paolo Bea Rosso de Veo 2015, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Paolo Bea — natural wine producer
Paolo Bea Rosso de Veo 2015
Paolo Bea
Price: $100.00
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Paolo Bea Sagrantino Passito 2011, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Paolo Bea Sagrantino Passito 2011
Paolo Bea
Price: $150.00
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Paolo Bea Cerrete Montefalco Sagrantino 2019, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
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