Grapes ripened in the summer sun are put to rest on trellises, where time and air increase the natural sugar supply and organoleptic intensity of the fruit, achieving great concentrations of aromas and flavors.

The soil and the land are precious resources that must be preserved, which is why we try to minimize the use of chemicals both in the countryside and in the winery.

Sun, air and soil make the wines unique

The Mezzane Valley presents itself as a small green paradise with harvested and expertly crafted slopes.

In fact, the sparsely urbanized territory, free from productive settlements of an industrial nature, has allowed a complete synergy between man and nature and the development therefore of the agricultural sector, the true economic engine of the valley.

The steep hills are made up of white marble or “biancone,” originally poor soils that over the centuries have been domesticated by human labor, which has exploited their conformation to the original vocation of this area: the production of wines of great character.

Oil mills and wineries

The Mezzane Valley is a modestly sized area but boasts ancient natural and historical roots. In this little green paradise, a number of unique olive mills and wineries have sprung up, both because of the fertile and special soil of these areas and because of the commitment and dedication that the producers put into the ever-continuous development of innovative tools, respecting the beauty of the land that surrounds them.

History of the valley

In the valley, human settlement dates back to the Paleolithic era due to the abundance of water.

Through numerous findings, settlement in the Roman period has been proven due to the presence of a local road, the Cara road, which started from Potumia and arrived at the castrum of San Mauro di Saline. But the oldest document testifying to the existence of the locality called Mezzane dates back to 1035. These are some manuscripts that tell of a donation of some lands of “Lavanei, Maximagi, Mezanarum” that the Bishop of Verona made to the monastery of St. Nazaro.

Later, through the bull of April 27, 1215 Pope Eugene III gave Theobald, bishop of Verona, a number of territories including “plebem de Mezano cum capellis et decimis et castello et familiis.” From the 1500s there was a recovery of the tranquility of the valley that made it ideal for the building and use of country villas.