Monte Del Fra, Bardolino Italian Red Wine, 75cl

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They all belong to the Confraternita del Vino Bardolino, founded in1982 by local producers with the Protection Consortium sponsorship. The winery was family-owned until 2018 when Montresor was acquired by Cevico, a co-operative group based in Emilia Romagna, with 2 highly regarded Veneto co-ops as co-investors. In spring, the village holds the Palio del Chiaretto: a long itinerary from Cisano to Punta Cornicello, during which you can taste the Bardolino Chiaretto in both its “Classico DOC” and “Spumante DOC” version. Bardolino Wein zeichnet sich durch fruchtige Aromen aus, darunter Kirschen, Beeren und oft eine dezente würzige Note.

Who cares, it’s absolutely delicious – light, bright, elegant, with notes of pomegranate, grapefruit, tangerine and wet stone. The grapes for this Bardolino are sourced from vineyards located in the Eastern Morainic Hills of Lake Garda. Personal data will be communicated to the third parties mentioned in paragraph “Communication of personal data”. Appropriate security measures are applied to prevent data from loss or alteration – even if accidental – unlawful or improper uses or unauthorised access. For the execution of direct marketing activities – with or without profiling – referred to in points 3.

From the hilly shores of Lake Garda, a jewel of northern Italy, on vineyard sites facing the sun giving the fruit a lovely ripeness. rented his first group of croplands in the northern part of Italy within the hills around Lake Garda in Verona province. The eco-friendly viticultural practices followed at this estate are on par with some of the best estates in the world. The moraine hills that characterized the geographical area of the Gardesano-Veronese has a long wine tradition facilitated by a mite and soft weather during the most part of the year which is defined “microclimate” compared to the land of the Lombard side of the lake and the ones located more in the Venetian hinterland.

Quite soft and pale in tone, it offers up a charming perfume of red cherries; and then a pretty mouthful of red fruit. It included sixteen cities of the Venetian shore: Bardolino, Garda, Lazise, Affi, Costermano, Cavaion Veronese, Torri del Benaco, Caprino, Rivoli Veronese, Pastrengo, Bussolengo, Sona, Sommacampagna, Castelnuovo, Peschiera and Valeggio sul Mincio. The estate is situated quite close to the morainal hills of Lake Garda, and is blessed with southern exposure. As for traditional Italian cooking, this wine perfectly matches with main dishes and pasta: risotti, ravioli but also mixed legume soups. At any time, you can ask for the complete and updated list of processors and third parties to which data can be communicated.

This brand has also popularized the indigenous grape varietals of the Venetian regions by making some classic wines. The family's roots lie in Fumane di Valpolicella, as this was the place where the prestigious Azienda Agricola was established in 1854. The Bardolino novello was first produced in the late 1980s in a style that mimics the French wine Beaujolais nouveau. What helps to maintain this particular colour and taste is the decision not to use wood for the maceration process: instead, the winemakers use cement vats faced with glass tiles.

The wines Colla Asolani Prosecco and Spumante Superiore, the wine Colli di Conegliano Bianco, Refrontolo, Rosso e Passito, Colli Euganei, Colli Asolani, Piave, Recioto della Valpolicella, Recioto di Gambellara, Soave e Soave Superiore, Colla Asolani Prosecco and Spumante Superiore, all of them with the Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita DOCG certification. This refreshing, crunchy, cherry and raspberry-scented red is great lightly chilled – imagine you’re sipping it on Lake Garda. The denominazione di origine controllata certification was given also to all the varieties of this wine. The Lake Garda microclimate which the hilly area above Bardolino enjoys produces Corvina, Molinara and Rondinella grapes at a naturally high level of maturation. The land has a characteristic dark color, almost black, it is determinate by the water fusion of the glacier that previously covered this territory.It has a dry and sapid taste, lightly bitter but harmonic and fine, of great quality and sometimes depending on the settling time it could be lightly sparkly. The towns interested in the production of the Bardolino DOC are Torri del Benaco, Caprino Veronese, Rivoli, Pastrengo, Bussolengo, Castelnuovo del Garda, Sommacampagna and Valeggio sul Mincio entirely or partially interested. Cantina del Garda is one of most renowned cooperatives in all of Veneto, so who better to look to for a light and fruity Bardolino? Simon's choice of what to drink at home: "Over forty years ago I spent a week in a villa over-looking Lake Garda. After harvesting the grapes are destemmed, macerated on skins and fermented in stainless steel tanks.

Concerning again the Bardolino DOC, its grapes picking period is the last decade of September, most of all for the Rondinella and Molinara vines, while the Corvinia grapes picking takes place two weeks later because it needs a more adequate maturation. Located on the south eastern shores of Lake Garda, the classico zone surrounds the towns of Bardolino, Affi, Cavaion, Costermano, Garda, and Lazise. Amarone and Recioto, two of the flagship wines of Masi, are created from grapes that have been completely dried using the above-mentioned technique. In 1984 the Confraternita contributed to the foundation of the “Strada del Vino”: a 80 km itinerary starting from Bardolino and reaching other towns where Bardolino wine is produced. Other non-essential cookies are used to track visits anonymously and collect information for making reports.According to tradition, in 807 King Pipino offered the San Zeno monastery of Verona a church in Bardolino ( San Zeno) with its plots of land. Bertani’s impact on Veneto winemaking, particularly in Amarone production, is so considerable that ‘Bertani’ and ‘Amarone’ are nearly synonymous. The regional wine choice is enriched by other great wines such as: the Arcole, Bagnoli di Sopra, the Bardolino, the Bianco di Custoza, Colli Berici, Gambellara e Garda, and the Valpolicella e Raboso Piave, all DOC. The philosophy of the winery, which was implemented by Gaetano Zeni, is pursued today with the same enthusiasm and dedication by his children Fausto, Elena and Federica and includes in particular the meticulous selection of both vineyards and grapes.