With the foundation of the wine trading company VINCELLO, Basel, in autumn 2017, a decade-long chapter in group management at CREDITREFORM came to an end. Thus, the name Marcel Schmidlin is no longer associated with fraud and loss prevention, but with our winery VINCELLO s.s.a. as well as our Casa di Campagna with pool (B&B).

From the time of the first search in November 2018 to the completion in summer 2021, just two and a half years passed starting with the formal-legal requirements to the completion of the main building (core renovation), the extensive restoration of the historic wine cellar including the newly designed modern production facilities and the surrounding works with a beautifully situated pool.

VIN(O)CELLO – in principle this has little to do with a cello, but more with my “nickname” and yet there is a very close connection between music and wine. Both require expertise and leisure to fully indulge in the full relish. Furthermore, music-making, like winemaking, requires a high level of scientific, mathematical and exact knowledge, but at the same time also a high degree of flexibility, dedication and sensitivity – just like improvising in music. Only with these prerequisites, the piece does not degenerate into an everyday sound or a mass wine.