Chris Figgin's great-grandfather, Francesco Leonetti, came to Walla Walla more than a century ago from Serra Pedace, a small town in the instep of the boot that is Italy’s southern peninsula. Chris’ dad, Gary Figgins, started Leonetti Cellar in 1977, paying tribute to the Italian side of his heritage. 

Now Chris is paying a deeper tribute to his ancestry, exploring heritage southern Italian grape varieties in his youngest vineyard, south of Walla Walla. He has even named the vineyard Serra Pedace as a nod to family history.