ômina Romana
The Ômina Romana winery is a family business founded in 2007 on the initiative of the Börner family. The choice of location for the business project was made in the Velletri area, about 40 km south of Rome, amidst the green volcanic hills of the Castelli Romani, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The Börner family's well-defined vision has inspired every decision in the project: to create a new winery that expresses the highest quality through knowledge, science, consistency and passion in its products.
The geographic position Ômina Romana is based on a strategic position due to the features of its “terroir”. The winds coming from the sea, a few miles from their property, and contrasting those coming from the mountains behind the Alban Hills and the caldera west of the volcano, create the excellent which, thanks to the difference in temperature and to the volcanic soil, allows to express the maximum potential of growing varietals.
A history linked to wine for almost 2,500 years
More than 2,500 years ago, the Etruscans, who had settled in what is now Lazio alongside the ancient Latin peoples, planted vines. For them, wine was the noblest embodiment of the forces of nature, for despite their winemaking, the maturation process remained a divine secret. For the ancient peoples, the success of a vintage depended on the "good omens" (in Latin omina) of the gods. Thus, they considered a warm summer without bad weather as a divine sign of a high-quality harvest.
| Country | Italy |
|---|---|
| Region | Lazio |
| Appellation | IGP Lazio Bianco, IGP Lazio Rosso |
From this Winery
The name of this white cuvée is inspired by the creativity and spontaneity of Hermes, the Greek messenger of the gods in Olympus. The fresh and dynamic cuvée reflects the richness and mineral diversity of our volcanic soils, which the HERMES DIACTOROS II also owes its special blend of intense taste sensations to, and which is apparent at first taste.
The rows of CHARDONNAY vines, arranged from east to west, grow on a specific area that has a sandy loam soil. The management of the vineyard is performed scrupulously according to climatic trends thanks to the mainly manual work of our team. In this way the grapes reach the perfect level of aromatic maturity and allow the production of a characterful wine, with a strong mineral component.
Following the metaphorical combination of the medieval “Ars Magna” table of Raimondo Lullo, our Chardonnay of the Ars Magna line reflects the “Bonitas” principle, a noun that means kindness, good quality, as well as honesty and fertility. The very pure and extremely scrupulous selection of our CHARDONNAY ARS MAGNA, grown in a particularly suitable piece of land, both in terms of composition and disposition, allows the variety to express all its aromatic and mineral power. The patient work in the cellar and the art of blending woods during the ageing process complete the deliciousness and refinery of this Chardonnay of the Ars Magna line.
In the “Ars Magna” table of philosopher Raimondo Lullo, the Viognier ÔMINA ROMANA is associated to “Virtus”, because it’s a symbol of virtue, moral perfection, honesty, probity that matches well the scrupulous work that our team performs starting in the vineyard and right up until the bottling.
A cuvée of classic Bordeaux varieties with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Dedicated to DIANA NEMORENSIS I, the Roman goddess of hunting and the enchanting protector of femininity, this wine represents the elegance, resilience and living force of nature.
Fruity and mineral, assertive and velvety at the same time, the CESANESE of ÔMINA ROMANA – a local veriety – fully reflects the characteristics of the main black grape of Lazio, which has acquired international appeal thanks to our terroir and to wise vinification and ageing techniques
Following the metaphorical combination of the medieval “Ars Magna” table of Raimondo Lullo, our CABERNET FRANC is represented by “Magnitudo”, because in Latin not only does it express the meaning of greatness, strength and importance, but also of nobility. Grown in a specific plot with a clay loam soil – on the outer edge of our “amphitheatre” that looks towards the sea – this excellent Bordeaux variety reaches an optimum and extremely rare ripeness of the grapes. The combination of different clones and rootstocks of Cabernet Franc, planted according to the disposition and to the soil available in the hill devoted to this variety, combined with a constant maintenance of the vineyard, make this label of the Ars Magna line a powerful revelation.
Following the metaphorical principles of Raimondo Lullo‘s medieval “Ars Magna“ table, our MERLOT can be described as “Sapientia“ thanks to the genuine and direct rendering of its distinctive structure and diversity in terms of its notable qualities. The wine is made exclusively from a careful selection of the best clones of our Merlot that make every single vintage something very special. The unique, inimitable combination of factors such as the season, wine clone, soil, cultivation and vinification techniques transform the MERLOT ARS MAGNA into an intense tasting experience, a result of know-how and experience.