Bellaguardia

About Winery and Wines

A tropical sea, a little more than an atoll on the surface. Suddenly the explosions occur. Fish, different organisms, corals deposit at the bottom of the sea. The volcanic eruptions start. Pangea, the one and only big Earth splits up, the waters drift away and the continental land masses emerge from the abysses. A long time ago, 300 million years ago. Dark, gloomy and bleak mountains rise to the surface. After that the last Ice Age, 10 million years ago, and with it the wind, the cold weather and the water shape the territory. The atoll of the ancient times turns into the Carega Mountain chain. The sediments are brought to life again, we find the fish in Chiampo, in Bolca, we find the shells in the hills. This is Lessinia. The vineyards of our hill are on the most extreme outcropping of this territory.

Passion leads us in all the things we do. Wine is the result of the harmonious relation between man and nature. A fertile soil and perfect climate conditions would not be enough, in fact, if passion did not lead the winegrower and winemaker's hands. It is indeed our hands which make the difference in our winery together with a strong respect for tradition. We use our hands starting from the manual harvest in crates, with the grapes cooled in our caves lying under the castle, delicately treated with a soft pressing and with patience in order to enhance the quality of the work done and the grapes, to disgorgement also manually made, bottle after bottle, with a strict control of this process. The secret of a high quality production lies in the ability of combining tradition and innovation in the right measure, in trying to put to use in the present time the teachings and the strictness handed down over generations with the help of the precious discoveries in the enology research.