Our four wineries are in the heart of the Veneto Region, among Verona, Vicenza and Venice.
This area has been gifted with soils of volcanic and glacial origin that are particularly suitable for grape growing, also thanks to a moderate climate and sunlight. The Berici Hills, which originated about 60 million years ago after an upthrust of the surface, have a unique clay soil that gives complexity in the wines; in the Gambellara area the dark, fine-grained volcanic rock helps developping wines with a fine aroma and bouquet; while the soil in the Lake Garda has a glacial origin with largest soil particles giving the wines an intense minerality.
A territory, four types of soil
VOLCANIC
Soil mainly composed of basalt vulcanites, dark brown in colour and moderately deep. Typical of the Gambellara area.
MORAINIC
Soil from thin to moderately deep, medium texture, low water storage, good drainage. Typical of the Lake Garda area.
CALCAREOUS
Soil with more than 20% limestone content, whitish in colour, from thin to moderately deep. The calcium carbonate comes from the decomposition of organisms with a shell or a calcareous skeleton. This type of soil is found particularly in North-Eastern Italy.
CLAY
Soil mainly composed of aluminium silicates, defined as compact or heavy. It retains humidity so that drainage is difficult. It is sometimes white, often yellow and in some cases reddish.