The defining estate of Breganze DOC in Vicenza, founded by the Maculan family in 1947. Fausto Maculan's Torcolato dessert wine from dried Vespaiola grapes and the Bordeaux-blend Fratta are the zone's most celebrated bottles.
Signature wines: maculan-torcolato, maculan-fratta, maculan-acininobili
Address: Via Castelletto 3, 36042 Breganze, Vicenza, Italy, Veneto
Francesco Serafini and Antonello Vidotto established this Treviso estate in 1986, pioneering quality Bordeaux-variety production on the Montello hills. Il Rosso dell'Abazia is their flagship DOCG red.
Tasting: Visits and tastings at Nervesa della Battaglia by appointment.
Signature wines: serafini-vidotto-il-rosso-dell-abazia, serafini-vidotto-phigaia
A producer based in the Asolo hills south of Treviso, Bele Casel makes Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG with a focus on traditional field-blend varieties including Perera and Verdiso alongside the dominant Glera.
Tasting: Tastings at the winery in Caerano di San Marco by appointment; Asolo DOCG and Colli Asolani wines.
Signature wines: bele-casel-asolo-prosecco-extra-dry, bele-casel-costalunga
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.
Tasting: Tasting visits at the Volpago del Montello estate by appointment.
Signature wines: case-paolin-asolo-prosecco-extra-brut
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
