Francesco Benasaglio, an agronomist from Brescia, had long cultivated the desire to put his professional experience to good use in an initiative to be shared with two longtime friends, Roberto Ligasacchi, doctor of forest sciences and entrepreneur, and Carlo Sanvitale, architect, both from Tuscany and strongly attracted by the idea of being able to face a new professional adventure in the field of wine production.
But the first to discover Fontemorsi was Laura Berlucchi, founding member of the well-known Franciacorta company, who upon the death of her brother Guido decided to start producing quality wines on her own.