 Since the late 1960s a small number of devout 'cognoscenti', especially among restaurant owners in Rome, knew about the extraordinary qualities of the two whites Fiorano Bianco (100% Malvasia) and Fiorano Riserva Semillon, and overcame numerous obstacles in order to get the wines.While the Boncompagni Ludovisi family lineage may be traced back ca.1,000 years, the Fiorano estate, located from Rome, had viticulture from local grape varieties first starting in the 1930s.