{"id":4760,"date":"2023-07-23T06:26:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T05:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/?page_id=4760"},"modified":"2024-01-29T20:19:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T19:19:19","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/en\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4760\" class=\"elementor elementor-4760 elementor-1267\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7401f83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7401f83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-982a1de\" data-id=\"982a1de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5d2a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f5d2a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our story<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42770f9 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42770f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1226\" src=\"https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staff.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4583\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staff.jpg 900w, https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staff-600x817.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staff-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staff-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staff-768x1046.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36a33e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c36a33e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The child swimming in a sea of grains<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed7111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ed7111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am Raffaele, a city boy, from Rome. Most beautiful memories of my life bring me back to my childhood, hot summer days that I spent with my grandparents in the <b>countryside<\/b>. My \u201cNonno\u201d (grandfather) was a country gentleman, a wheat farmer. After this magic time of harvest, the crops were kept in storage buildings, at our farm. My little secret at that time that I still remember fondly today, is that I would have sneaked into the granary, and swam in that <b>golden sea of grains<\/b>. A warm comforting hug and that wonderful calming smell of wheat grains have been embedded in my mind and spirit forever. My grandmother would inevitably have looked at me full of surprise when off to a bath I would go, with pockets full of grains trailing behind.<\/p>\n<p><b>Italian farmers<\/b> often make their wine and my Nonno was no different. His homemade wine was served at our family dinners and for the kids, a sip diluted with a splash of sparkling water. The first spark of my passion for Fermento Brewery comes from these dear childhood memories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0cdc05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0cdc05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A young man studying microbiology and fermentation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da704b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da704b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The love for nature instilled in my heart during these hot summer holidays stayed with me. Some years later, I joined the University of Agriculture in Perugia, and dedicated myself to the research of <b>fermentation<\/b>. Interestingly enough, the university laboratories have been situated in a 1,000-year-old Benedictine monastery, and as a young student, while working with my fermenting bubbling juices, I often conceived as if I was back to ancient times, when monks were brewing their beer.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of years later, I moved to <b>Scotland<\/b>, continuing my research and working for one of the major beer brands. I learned so much about the craft! My love for ale blossomed! That ale had foam as smooth as cappuccino and bubbles fine like Champagne!<\/p>\n<p>Ale became not only my professional life, but also my social life centered around a pint of that <b>wonderful beer<\/b>, which we enjoyed together with my friends at the local pub in Dundee. I was truly inspired.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c4c18b\" data-id=\"0c4c18b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e2ba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"65e2ba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035bb0d elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"035bb0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1226\" src=\"https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staff.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4583\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staff.jpg 900w, https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staff-600x817.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staff-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staff-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staff-768x1046.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef31f63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef31f63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c61309e\" data-id=\"c61309e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c799598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c799598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The adult enjoying friendship and brewing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf56d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf56d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfterward, destiny brought me to <b>Switzerland<\/b>, and I started working for a biotech company. On one Saturday afternoon, a good friend of mine, came to me with his home brewing kit, telling me that his wife banned him from using it in their kitchen.\n\nCurious and excited, I volunteered my kitchen and this is how it started&#8230;our weekend \u201cfermenting adventures\u201d together and with invaluable help from my dear, sweet <b>daughter Sara<\/b>.\n\nDuring these long afternoons of brewing and discussions about beer and life, our snacks were Pata Negra ham, and assorted cheese from Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. And that&#8217;s how we discovered that our beer pairs perfectly well with fine meats and cheeses.\n\n<b>Passion<\/b>, patience, <b>knowledge<\/b>, friendship, and love for fine food has been the foundation for the creation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/en\/brewery-basel\/\" title=\"Brewery Basel\">Fermento Brewery beers<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Startseite Our story The child swimming in a sea of grains I am Raffaele, a city boy, from Rome. Most beautiful memories of my life bring me back to my childhood, hot summer days that I spent with my grandparents in the countryside. My \u201cNonno\u201d (grandfather) was a country gentleman, a wheat farmer. 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