3 editor-picked estates growing Chardonnay in Veneto.
Where to taste Chardonnay in Veneto: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
The cellar
1 bottle with at least 15% Chardonnay in the blend.
Roberto Anselmi famously resigned from the Soave Consorzio and declassified his wines to Veneto IGT as a protest against commercial dilution of the appellation.
Tasting: Tasting visits at Monteforte d'Alpone by appointment.
Signature wines: Roberto Anselmi San Vincenzo, Roberto Anselmi Capitel Croce, Roberto Anselmi I Capitelli
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 Breganze, Maculan Fratta Breganze Rosso, Maculan Acininobili Breganze
A leading producer of Piave DOC wines including the rare Raboso Piave, the zone's autochthonous red grape. The Cescon family has championed Raboso's rehabilitation in the Venetian plains since the 1960s.
Tasting: Visits and tastings at Ormelle by appointment; Raboso Piave and varietal range poured.
Signature wines: Italo Cescon Raboso Piave DOC, Italo Cescon Il Tralcetto Pinot Grigio delle Venezie
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