Suavia Azienda Agricola

Cantina e Vini

Our story (the story of a family that has dedicated themselves wholly to the vine and wine) is set in a tiny village, mounted like a precious stone in the high green Soave Classico hills, covered with vines and olives. Fittà, the village with its old basaltic houses, fountains, little church and sunsets, is the best possible setting imaginable. Our family, the Tessari family, has lived and worked on this land since the nineteenth century. The history of Suavia however began later, in 1982, when Giovanni and Rosetta (the father and mother), aware of the great potential of their area, decided to set up on their own and make their mark, crushing their grapes and making their own wine. The history of Suavia consists of a castle, no frog, few princes and lots of princesses. The castle is the one in Soave: a heritage from the Middle Ages, when the town was still called by the old name of Suavia; Giovanni and Rosetta’s four daughters, however, have been the main female characters in this story since the start of the twenty-first century. Today Meri, Valentina and I (Alessandra) run the winery here in Fittà, where it all started. “To write a good story you need a worthy setting and interesting characters.” We have all these elements in our story; every day we work as best we can, with sensitivity and honesty to make sure that this story is a really good one to tell and to copy.

We live and work in paradise. Up in the hills at a height of three hundred metres, surrounded by nothing but nature, every corner of this place gives you a breathtaking view. Here the night is really night. Whether we are in the cellar, the tasting room or the offices, all we have to do is look up to keep contact with that nature that inspires us, teaches us humility and to never lose sight of our origins, the essential element: the land.