La Cappuccina
Since 1890, the Tessari family has been producing wine at their estate “La
Cappuccina”, located in Costalunga di Monteforte d’Alpone, in
the Soave D.O.C. area, east of Verona and a little more than an hour’s
drive from Venice. The winery owes its name to the small and recently restored
15th century chapel once belonged to Capuchin friars. Its clean and beautiful
architectural has become the company’s logo. More than 66 acres of
high density and low yield vineyards have been cultivated with passion for
generations, up to the present one which consists of Sisto, the agronomist,
Pietro, the winemaker, and Elena who is in charge of Public Relations. In
pursuit of always greater quality, they have incorporated since 1985 the
application of organic methods that forbid the use of chemical fertilizers,
weed- killers, and pesticides in order to preserve the environment and have
achieved extremely elegant and refined wines thanks to continuously updated
techniques. In an area so well suited to viticulture, the potential of the
Garganega grape, “the progenitor” of Soave, which dominates
70% of these vineyards, is fully explored and experimented. In addition,
other white varietals have been introduced such as Trebbiano di Soave and
Sauvignon next to red ones like Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot,
Carmenère (an ancient clone of Cabernet Franc), and Oseleta (a rare
local varietal).
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