A small family estate at the foot of Montello in the Asolo DOCG zone. The Giusto family grows indigenous varieties alongside Glera for complex, lower-dosage Asolo Prosecco Superiore.
Signature wines: case-paolin-asolo-prosecco-extra-brut
Address: Via Case Paolin 5, 31030 Volpago del Montello, Treviso, Italy, Veneto
One of the oldest estates in Bardolino, with records dating to 1649, Guerrieri Rizzardi operates vineyards on both Lake Garda shores and in Valpolicella. The on-site Museo del Vino is one of Italy's leading wine museums.
Tasting: Wine museum Museo del Vino di Bardolino on-site; open daily including tasting flight.
Signature wines: guerrieri-rizzardi-bardolino-classico, guerrieri-rizzardi-tacchetto-chiaretto
The Piona family estate at Sommacampagna is one of the benchmarks for Bianco di Custoza DOC, producing a crisp blend of Trebbiano, Garganega and Cortese on the morainic hills south of Lake Garda.
Tasting: Tasting visits at the Sommacampagna estate by appointment.
Signature wines: cavalchina-bianco-di-custoza, cavalchina-amedeo
ICEA-certified organic estate at Colognola ai Colli producing Soave Classico and Valpolicella from certified-organic vineyards. A pioneer of organic viticulture in the Soave zone.
Tasting: Organic estate visits and tastings by appointment at Colognola ai Colli.
Signature wines: fasoli-gino-soave-classico-mael
Situated in the medieval village of Arqua Petrarca on the Euganean Hills, Vignalta is a benchmark producer for the Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio DOCG passito from Moscato Giallo and the red Gemola IGT.
Tasting: Visits and tasting at Arqua Petrarca; the Fior d'Arancio DOCG and Colli Euganei reds are the focus.
Signature wines: vignalta-fior-darancio-passito, vignalta-gemola
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, italo-cescon-il-tralcetto-pinot-grigio
The Magnabosco family's estate on the volcanic hillsides east of Soave Classico produces well-structured Soave Superiore DOCG from the Casette Foscarin vineyard on high-elevation basalt terraces.
Tasting: Tasting visits at the Soave estate by appointment.
Signature wines: monte-tondo-casette-foscarin
