Alessandro Bortolin

About Winery and Wines

I Bortolin, a surname widely diffused in the Santo Stefano territories. All descendants of that Bortolo of which nothing is known. Or, rather, some clues come to us from reading the list of the souls of Santo Stefano in 1699, drawn up by a fussy Pre 'Gio Batta Bertuolo, second regent pastor of the young parish of Santo Stefano. from the hospice of Treviso and works in servitude by our Santin Bortolin. Founder? Patriarch? Who knows! The fact is that ours are known by the nickname of Santin. And the circle closes.

Blacksmith's mallet, flour mills and fools for beating wool, hence the locality of the same name. And then, in the golden years, barn and mountain pasture work to feed two dairies, hubs of trade and exchanges, which later became useful in the great Prosecco epic. Prosecco, a phenomenon established over the centuries that found its best expression here during the twentieth century; for the land open to the healthy winds that rise from the mountain behind it to disperse in the bubbling waters of the nearby Piave. Land kissed by the sun every day of the year. The magical combination of the earth, the sun and peasant wisdom make this village a world unto itself. Its few inhabitants, about 500, all combine as in a single widespread cellar, to create what now many know for quality Santostefano.