Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg has a tradition of making you discover at each edition the particularities of a country and its vineyard. This year, Italy is in the spotlight. There would be so much to say!
They have decided to offer you a mosaic of Italian wine news thanks to the collaboration of our transalpine expert judges, like Annie Martin-Stefanatto, international jugde and Chevalier du Tastevin
We invite you to a journey to the heart of Asolo Prosecco DOCG, to discover a miraculous grape variety and know more about the profession and association of “enotecari”.
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Eighty kilometers from Venice, Asolo Prosecco was born on the hills of the eighteen municipalities that surround the ancient village of Asolo, the city of a hundred horizons, a place of extraordinary beauty, rich in art and history, recognized as one of of the most beautiful villages in Italy and was officially nominated for the site of the Unesco World Heritage in 2020 and candidate for the Italian capital of culture 2024. In this unique landscape, Villa Barbaro is located in Maser, designed by Andrea Palladio and frescoed by Paolo Veronese.
A few kilometers away, in Possagno, there is also the Temple designed by Antonio Canova, born between these hills and the Gipsoteca, where the plaster casts of the works of the greatest exponent of neoclassicism in sculpture. The cultural aspect of this area is as important as the naturalistic aspect, indeed the whole ecosystem is in balance thanks to a marked biodiversity:
The production area of Asolo Prosecco DOCG sparkling wine islocated in the province of Treviso in a fascinating hilly environment, characterized by an extraordinary vegetal richness of the foot of Monte Grappa, on the high hills west of Piave, near the Dolomites and Montello and includes the territory of the municipalities of Castelcucco, Cornuda and Monfumo and part of the territory of the municipalities of Asolo, Caerano S. Marco, Cavaso del Tomba, Crocetta del Montello, Fonte, Giavera del Montello, Maser, Montebelluna, Nervesa della Battaglia, Paderno del Grappa, Pederobba, Possagno, S. Zenone degli Ezzelini and Volpago del Montello. Heroic viticulture is practiced there.
Glera, a grape variety originally from Treviso, is grown on hillside crus. Along with Glera, other historical local varieties such as Bianchetta Trevigiana, Verdiso, La Perera are allowed up to 15% in the production of Prosecco d’Asolo.
The soil in these areas is mostly marl and limestone, giving Asolo Prosecco a minerality, balanced sweetness, delicate body and distinct freshness. The nose reveals compound and multiple perfumes on several fronts, from exotic fruits to fresh and crisp white fruits with citrus notes, from white flowers to those of herbs and mineral sensations. Asolo Prosecco obtained DOCG status on June 29, 2009 and was the first denomination, in the large panorama of Prosecco, to also include the Extra Brut type.
The advantage of this sparkling wine is such that it can be served at any time of the day and also at the table with many delicate dishes.
Many thanks to the judge Annie Martin Stefanatto for her contribution and congratulations on her induction as Chevalier du Tastevin on May 14th 2022 !
Photo Credit: Asolo Prosecco www.asoloproescco.com
