History and tradition in a sip of wine.
The Veneto is home to wines on a par with its monuments, evoking the richness of the countryside and its culture with every taste. This tour offers a gateway into the cult locations of traditional viticulture, areas and villages in perfect harmony with their fascinating natural surroundings and which preserve priceless relics from the distant past.
FIRST AND SECOND DAY
Along the Bardolino road
A journey along the trail of Veneto wines means much more than simply tasting the local produce: every place has its own flavour, every flavour contains its own history.
Each drop of wine, in its colour and its bouquet, holds a world of tradition, of devout study, of respect for the land, of toil and satisfaction.
Our intriguing search for these factors, fundamentals of the culture of the Veneto, departs from the meridional zone of Lake Garda, where the unique climate of mild winters and temperate summers allows the grapes to ripen in a privileged environment: this is the home of Bardolino, a centuries-famous red.
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THIRD DAY
The tradition of the euganean hills
We continue to the province of Padua, to another zone with a great tradition of wine production: the Euganean Hills.
This is in fact home to 13 DOC wines, among which Tokay, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Merlot, Cabernet and Serprino, though the true speciality of the area is considered the Moscato Fior d'Arancio.
There are 15 comunes scattered throughout the the hill terrain and thermal area of the Euganea, an area of wide-ranging riches: from the natural beauties of the countryside to those of its art and history.
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FOURTH DAY
The road of DOC LIson Pramaggiore
Today we move to the border of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in the province of Venice. The peculiar characteristics of the terrain has favoured the cultivation of vines since antiquity, and reached extremely high levels of quality during the period of the Venetian Republic. Today it cultivates the most famous grapes of the international and local (Friuli) reputation. Outstanding examples include Cabernet, Merlot and Tokay, though lesser-known local varieties such as Malbech, a very rare french red, are also worthy of attention.
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FIFTH DAY
The home of Prosecco
We conclude our tour along the road of the high quality wines of the Marcan Tervigiana, where for 100 years the celebrated Prosecco di Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, excellent sparking wines, have been produced. An area supremely equipped for gastronomic tourism, enriched by the monuments, buildings and remains of its glorious past, and framed by the green rolling hills of the region.
Conegliano, our first stop, was for centuries a military fortress, later passing under the rule of the Venetian Republic and began the production of wine and oil, and set up crafts and trade links. Hence the rebirth of the city.
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