When you are born to a Valpolicella vintners’ family and you spent your entire boyhood playing in the vineyards and following closely your ancestors’ hard work, then you know for sure that winemaking job is a matter of genuine passion and utmost devotion. And probably, if you’ve chosen this career, you will excel in it. This is what happened to Pietro Zardini, a young oenologist who, after a degree in Agriculture and a viticulture specialization, started to work for one of th

It is visiting a winery such as Vini Prà that you can realize how much young workforce is involved into wine industry around Soave and Valpolicella regions – and Veneto in general! Starting from the guide, who kindly introduced us to the company’s history, to end with the modern office, adjacent to the winery and populated by a team of young, enthusiastic people, you really can tell that everything here is a projection into the future. Counting on this forceful team and follo

Owner of L'Antica Quercia farm and winery in the heart of Prosecco, the Francavilla family started a project that harmoniously connects the man-made with the surrounding environment. From the majestic oak tree (quercia, in fact) that always grew in this place to the local glera vine, brewed with indigenous yeasts, nature has been deeply respected and followed in its rythm. The winery, whose vineyard enjoys the wind blowing from the Dolomites, produces biological prosecco, spa

When Zanovello's family, in the 60's, bought this countryside refuge on the Euganean hills, probably didn't expect its descendants would convert it in a farm of 42 hectares, 25 of which are currently covered in vineyards. Franco and his sons Marco and Linda, along with some contributors, run Ca' Lustra winery not only with strenght of purpose, but with an original approach that suits perfectly the soil's unique geology. The territory, a Bio-District and a UNESCO MaB candidate

Celestino Gaspari's Zýmē vineyard, born in the heart of Valpolicella more than 15 years ago, is represented by a logo that itself stands clearly for the company values. A grape leaf overlaps a pentagon, whose five sides symbolize soil, water, sun, vine and man, five elements essential to yield one of the most exquisite wines in Veneto. The philosophy of Gaspari, a passionate character who learned to work the land according to tradition, sees wine production as research, testi

Our love for the most authentic wineries brings us right into the heart of Valpolicella, where Monte dall'Ora is growing an organic vineyard in total accordance with the balance of nature and its biodiversity. Nestled in a natural amphitheatre and named after the famous wind Ora del Garda, this small winery was founded in 1995 by a family who practices the spontaneous fermentation and deeply respects the aging of wines. Their products, dynamic and scented, are proof of a perf