![]() ![]() ![]() In 2008 they took the step of investing in the neighboring zone of Lessini Durello, a winegrowing area that had always been kept for the excellent classical method wine production. In 2006 Michele and his family decided to create a museum of farming culture, putting on display the artefacts referring to historical wine-making which the Tessari family had held onto over the generations. The quality of a wine is born first in the vineyard, then in the winery.Ī rational and progressive expansion, supported by a widespread distribution of the wines which then reached 98 Italian provinces and 42 international marketplaces. At the same time a project for a new winery was being implemented, technological and functional, to be opened in September 2002 at Montecchia di Crosara, along the Val d’Alpone road. Progressively, in the first years of the new millennium, he started to expand into the adjacent Valpolicella area, with the purchase of the first 15 hectares. Having trained as an oenologist, he launched a process of company reorganization both at a strategic level and in management. 2001 is the year of the fourth generation of Tessari Michele, son of Amedeo, entered the business. The first bottles labelled Ca’ Rugate date from 1986 and Ca’ Rugate wines immediately began to appear on markets outside Italy. Fulvio and his father Amedeo took the decision to extend the winery in Bognoligo and invest in new technology. It wasn’t long before this wine was being bottled and labelled. He bought new concrete vats and big barrels thus, the first winery was born at the Rugate around 1950. Over the years the vineyards grew and his son, Fulvio “Beo” Tessari, having just purchased the vineyards in the Monte Fiorentine district, decided to crush the grapes and make a wine. From father to son, from hectare to hectare, the history of Ca’ Rugate progressed to the present day. Their history goes back over a hundred years, inseparably bound up with that of the Tessari family for four generations and with that dark, volcanic soil of the Rugate hill, near the centre of Brognoligo, where it all began.Īlready at the beginning of the 20th century, Amedeo Tessari, known as “Mideo”, had foreseen the suitability in the quality of his land and had started to provide his wine for the family Hostelry. This business has had the knowhow to innovate, reinterpreting the traditions and investing in the vineyards that are most suited to the production of the historic vine varieties. Suggested initial serving temperature: 10☌Ī hundred years of love for the land don’t just make the vines grow.Ĭa’ Rugate is an agricultural business which produces wines of the territory with distinctive and identifiable character that can evoke the land that they derive from, the Soave Classico, Valpolicella and Lessini Durello. A lovely partner with cakes and pastries, foie gras and blue veined cheeses. Perfect on its own, or at the end of a meal. At its best after at least one year in bottle Serving: Richly sweet and lingering in the mouth dessert wine very good also with cheese. Intensely perfumed with floral notes and hints of sultanas, dried figs, nuts and spices. Recioto La Perlara Ca’ Rugate golden yellow. ![]() In spring the dried grapes are pressed and fermented in barrel with natural yeast then allowed to mature in wood for 10-12 months Tasting note: The grapes are allowed to dry gently in well-ventilated rooms for around 6-7 months, concentrating their flavors and sweetness. Recioto di Soave La Perlara Ca’ Rugate produced with Garganega grape 100%ĭenomination: Recioto di Soave DOCG Area of production:Ī selection of the best grapes from Ca’ Rugate’s vineyards in Brognoligo di Monteforte d’Alpone Winemaking: Description Recioto di Soave La Perlara Ca’ Rugate ![]()
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