Owner since 1997. Born in Piacenza on May 17th, 1965. Her family purchased the property in 1973 and, although her father Raffaele continued to live and work in the city, winemaking was in his heart. Having completed her schooling, specialising in languages, Elena undertook various study courses overseas. After gaining work experience in a number of other areas, she then joined the company in 1991 to work alongside her mother, Angela, in managing the administrative side of the business. In 1997 Angela moved to Chile, where she has launched her own wine estate, and since then Elena has run La Stoppa on her own. Besides wine, Elena's passions include travel, books, skiing and sailing.