DOCG
Veneto wines are an extraordinary and excellent showcase of the local region, thanks in part to the great number of varieties: young white wines or whites of great character; easy drinking or aged red wines, rosé, spumante, sparkling wines, dessert wines and passito.
Which is why, among the many excellent wines we produce, the wines bearing the Guaranteed Protected Designation of Origin label are worth a mention.
Riviera del Brenta D.O.C.
The most ancient findings indicating vineyards and winemaking in the area between the provinces of Padua and Venice, between the banks of the Brenta river and the ""Graticolato romano"" (Roman allotments) area, are associated with Etruscan and Roman traditions.
New, more prestigious and specialist grapevines were planted in the days of the Serenissima Republic of Venice, when Venetian nobles would stock up with goods for their numerous, majestic feasts; and wines from these lands were welcome on the tables set for feasts with the Dogi.
The D.O.C. white wines are: Riviera del Brenta Bianco - with a mixture of grapes composed of Tocai friulano (minimum 50%) and other white grapes - Riviera del Brenta Chardonnay and Riviera del Brenta Pinot bianco (also sparkling and spumante), Riviera del Brenta Pinot grigio and Riviera del Brenta Tai.
The D.O.C. red wines are: Riviera del Brenta Rosso - with a mixture of grapes composed of Merlot (minimum 50%) and other red grapes - (also in novello and rosé versions), Riviera del Brenta Cabernet, Riviera del Brenta Cabernet riserva, Riviera del Brenta Merlot, Riviera del Brenta Raboso, Riviera del Brenta Raboso riserva, Riviera del Brenta Refosco dal peduncolo rosso and Riviera del Brenta Refosco dal peduncolo rosso riserva.
Riviera del Brenta was described in the eighteenth century as almost a suburb of Venice, where the river is an ideal extension of the Canal Grande. The villas of the nobility, numbering about 80, magnificent architectures and romantic gardens reflect in the meandering river, representing a unique historical, cultural, artistic and environmental centre that have inspired many renowned writers and poets, and which many famous painters have immortalised in their paintings.
There are several traces evoking a peaceful past atmospheres in Dolo, a pretty town in the middle of the Riviera, expression of the magnificence of the Serenissima Republic of Venice. least four months. The acid undertone of Durella is reduced by the high concentration of sugar in this wine which assumes unmistakable accents.
Other D.O.C. wines are: Monti Lessini Bianco, Monti Lessini Bianco superiore, Monti Lessini spumante, Monti Lessini spumante rosato or rosé, Monti Lessini Rosso and Monti Lessini Rosso riserva.
The enchanting valleys of Lessinia offer the perfect itinerary for the Strada del Vino (Wine Road), where visitors can discover the region that has historically been home to and still is home to this extraordinary grapevine. The Road links towns with great wine-making traditions, offering architectural and panoramic points of interest along the way, including one of the most famous fossil sites known to the world, Bolca.
Valpolicella Ripasso D.O.C.
Valpolicella is a geographical area at the feet of the Verona ‘Pre-Alps’, surrounding the valleys where the Negrar, Marano and Fumane streams flow. These descend from the peaks of the Lessinia mountains until they run into the Adige.
The Valpolicella Ripasso is one of the productions in this context, a recent entry to extend the list of DOC wines offered by this area’s excellent wine growing and producing business. From March 2010, all the different types and specifications of Valpolicella Ripasso wines can be provided with the D.O.C. label: Valpolicella Ripasso Classico, Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore, Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore, Valpolicella Ripasso Valpentana and Valpolicella Ripasso Valpentana Superiore.
The name ‘Ripasso’ refers to the particular production technique. The grapes used are the same ones used for making Amarone and Recioto wine, where the term ‘same’ should be interpreted literally: after having been used for the production of amarone and recioto wine, in which the grapes are pressed in a reduced way, the vinasses are in fact added to the vat of Valpolicella classic in order to re-ferment for 10-15 days. This operation is called precisely ‘ripasso’ (i.e. re-pass, re-ferment) and produces a high quality wine. The organoleptic characteristic are: intense red colour tending to garnet; characteristic smell; full bodied, velvety taste.
