Breganze is an ancient center of grape cultivation in the province of Vicenza in the Veneto. The finest wines of the area have been sent to the market in Breganze for
centuries and from there they were shipped to many parts of the country. The area’s Denominazione di Origine Controllata covers seven wines: Breganze Bianco and Rosso, Cabernet,
Pinot Nero, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco and Vespaiolo.
In the second half of the 19th century, the vineyards of the zone were practically destroyed by phylloxera, which made its first appearance in the country precisely at
Breganze. When the vineyards were replanted, the Pinot Bianco and Nero, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon varieties were introduced. And that step provided local
growers great and immediate satisfaction.
Breganze Bianco is made from the Tocai variety, which is widely cultivated throughout the whole northeastern part of Italy, where soils and
microclimates are ideally suited to the full expression of that vine’s qualities.
While maintaining techniques of vinification traditional to the zone, local viticulturists, who were already extensively cultivating various noble varieties of French
origin, have been experimenting in the last decade with the fining of their wines in small oak casks (barriques). In terms of quality, the tests have been highly successful and have contributed
in substantial fashion to the promotion of the area’s wines on leading international markets.
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