A guide to Vespaiola worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.

Vespaiola in Veneto

Maculan ★ 4.8

Breganze DOCVespaiola, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, ChardonnayFounded 1947Maculan family (Fausto Maculan)Winemaker Fausto MaculanBreganze

Breganze DOC estate in Vicenza, founded by the Maculan family in 1947. Fausto Maculan revived the Torcolato dessert wine from dried Vespaiola in 1974; the Bordeaux-blend Fratta debuted in 1977. Both are flagship bottlings for the zone.

Tasting: Visits and tastings at the Breganze cellar; Torcolato dessert wine and Fratta flagship poured.

Signature wines: maculan-torcolato, maculan-fratta, maculan-acininobili

Via Castelletto 3, 36042 Breganze, Vicenza, Italy Book →

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