The partnership between rare wine specialist and wine auctioneer, Fritz Hatton, and winemaker, John Kongsgaard and his wife Maggy, was born of a shared passion for fine wine and classical music. Arietta’s label features the manuscript of Beethoven’s Arietta movement from his last Piano Sonata, Opus 111, composed long after Beethoven had lost his hearing. Opus 111 is one of the most emotional and revolutionary pieces of music ever composed: serene yet complex, rich yet ethereal, it provides an inspirational model for great winemaking.