Vignaioli Contrà Soarda

About Winery and Wines

Vignaioli Contra Soarda is the result of the love and passion of Mirco and Gloria. Even though the Gottardi family has been involved in the restaurant business since 1904, Mirco and Gloria decided in 1999 to devote more time to their other big passion: wine. More than 60,000 vines and 1,000 olive trees were planted on the Bassano hillside, bringing life to a place that for years had been abandoned. Today, the second generation, composed of the children Marcello and Eleonora, pursue the family dream with the same dedication and enthusiasm.

The Vignaioli Contrà Soarda winery lays on a hilly surface at the feet of the Asiago plateau, in San Michele of Bassano del Grappa, a site dedicated to vines and olive trees growing since the times of Ezzelino da Romano. Because of the volcanic soil, cold northern winds flowing from the Valsugana Valley, and great sun exposure, the area in which the winery is found enjoys a unique environment. The respect, the interaction, and the enhancement of the peculiarities of the soil, the microclimate, and the exposition reveal themselves as the fundamental variables of authentic viticulture at Vignaioli Contrà Soarda.