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ROOT Winery

The visit became the product.

Role
Founder
Years
2022 – present
Place
Castelli di Jesi, Marche
The blue ROOT buggy and a picnic under a tree in the hills of Marche
5.0

on Google and on Airbnb. Every guest review, five stars.Google Maps and Airbnb · September 2026

The wine buggy tour.“Ferrari Luce? No grazie.” A reel to book the tour.

Enotourism is the trend. In Marche, few know how to do it.

A picnic in the vineyard with the blue ROOT buggy
The picnic.Part of the wine buggy tour.
A ROOT gift box with two bottles
Direct sales.The ROOT gift box.
Guests waving from the blue ROOT buggy among the vineyards, from above
Guests and influencers.The buggy tour from above, through the ROOT vineyards.

What guests say

5.0Google Maps
5.0Airbnb Experiences

Every review five stars · Google Maps and Airbnb, September 2026

Read the reviews on Airbnb ↗

Everyone in Marche says there are no tourists. Ours came from four continents.

Many of them came to Marche for the first time, because of ROOT.

Awards

Brand architecture & creative concept

Past and future in one identity.

I built ROOT around the idea of balance: organic viticulture and minimal intervention, classic grapes and contemporary styles, the land’s history and a new generation of wine drinkers. Two intersecting circles in the logo symbolise that meeting. Two product lines bring the idea to life.

Together, positioning, product architecture and visual language form a distinctive, coherent brand.

Line 01

Cupola

Featuring the dome of St Peter’s Basilica, Cupola expresses time, craftsmanship and depth.

Cupola in the snow, on a piano
Cru Spontini, Metodo classico, Verdicchio
Cru SpontiniMetodo classico, Verdicchio

Line 02

Gaze

Inspired by Paolo Sorrentino’s visual style, Gaze reimagines the Pope’s gaze through AI. The image carries a playful twist and a clear message: even the most conservative industries have room for innovation in communication.

Apiana, Marche Fiano IGT
ApianaMarche Fiano IGT
Firmior, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
FirmiorVerdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
Lumen, Marche Bianco IGT
LumenMarche Bianco IGT
Lumen Zero, Alcohol-free white
Lumen ZeroAlcohol-free white

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The rootwinery.it home page, scrolling

The live brand

A modern winery. Built with a business mindset.

From consumer insight and brand strategy to Shopify and AI, ROOT brings modern business tools to organic winemaking, with the personal commitment of founders living their dream.

rootwinery.it ↗

The case in three lines

The problem

A new winery with no marketing budget and no intermediaries needed word of mouth and direct revenue.

The move

Make the visit the product. Guests drive the hills of Maiolati Spontini by off-road buggy, stop at the oldest parcels and reach the tasting table already attached to the place.

Why it pays

One format feeds direct sales, social content, guest and influencer visits and press. Google and Airbnb both rate it 5.0.

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