Ernesto Cattel and Adelaide Tommasi produce col fondo (cloudily sediment-present) Prosecco Superiore DOCG on steep hillside vineyards at altitude above Rolle di Cison di Valmarino.
Tip: Costadila exports primarily to the US (Zev Rovine Selections) and UK natural wine merchants; in the Veneto, the wines appear at VinNatur and natural wine bars in Venice and Verona.
Address: Via Barch 2, 31049 Rolle di Cison di Valmarino, Italy, Veneto
Davide Spillare trained under Angiolino Maule at La Biancara and established his own estate in Brognoligo on the Soave Classico volcanic hillsides.
Tip: Spillare's Pico skin-contact Garganega is poured at VinNatur Villa Favorita each spring; the amber colour and mineral complexity are the result of two to four weeks of skin contact on volcanic soil Garganega.
Corte Sant'Alda uses no animal-derived fining agents in any of its wines, as documented on the estate's winemaking philosophy page. The biodynamic regime at Mezzane di Sotto excludes all synthetic inputs including animal-derived cellar treatments. The Valpolicella Classico, Ripasso and Amarone are all vegan-compatible.
Tip: Corte Sant'Alda is the most accessible vegan Valpolicella from a certified biodynamic estate; available via specialist natural wine importers in the US and UK.
La Biancara's natural wine philosophy precludes all fining agents, including animal-derived isinglass, casein (milk protein), albumin (egg white) and gelatin.
Tip: Natural wine by definition at La Biancara is also vegan-compatible; the Sassaia Gambellara Classico is the easiest entry point and is available at Venetian natural wine bars.
Daniele Piccinin works without added sulfites in the cellar, a practice consistent with his VinNatur membership protocol (which sets a maximum total SO2 threshold).
Tip: Piccinin's wines are sulfite-sensitive travellers; if buying to take home, ensure cold-chain storage. Best found fresh and local at Veronese natural wine bars.
Loris Follador at Casa Coste Piane uses the col fondo (Rifermentato in Bottiglia) method which leaves residual CO2 from secondary fermentation as a natural preservative.
Tip: Col fondo Prosecco from Casa Coste Piane is naturally lower in sulfites than standard Prosecco DOC; the lees provide antioxidant protection without added preservatives.
Marinella Camerani converted Corte Sant'Alda to organic viticulture from 1990 and to biodynamics by the mid-1990s, achieving Demeter certification for the Mezzane di Sotto estate.
Tip: The Mithas Valpolicella Ripasso DOC is the entry-tier expression of Corte Sant'Alda's biodynamic farming; available via Louis Dressner Selections in the US and specialist UK importers.
