Un ‘excellent vintage. And it’s not a movie title, that of 2022 will remain in history as “crazy”, yet formidable. Which anticipates the harvest in Northern Italy and postpones it in the South, splitting the country. And despite an excellent premise given by a regular winter and a mild springthe real enemy of the vineyard was the great drought, and an unprecedented summer heat.
«It will not be remembered as an abundant year, mainly due to the vineyards not served by irrigation systems or rain catchment basins. For the quality instead, the grapes have a higher than normal content of sugars and coloring substances»Indicate the data collected by Patrick Marcuzzo del CREATES Viticulture of Coneglianothe Council for Agricultural Research and Analysis of the Agricultural Economy, supervised by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies.
Harvest in the front row at the Wine Resort
But there is still time to sing victory and, as in all challenges, it is the last 100 meters that decree the winners, that is the condition of the wines, in these last days of harvest. And what could be nicer than watching the final of a challenging competition?
So we advise you to witness the ancient tradition of the grape harvest closely, perhaps in a wine resort with swimming pool overlooking the vineyards, where to enjoy the show. Because, let’s face it, there is no other land, if not Italy, with such an intense number of castles, charming residences and ancient farmhouses where hospitality is second only to the tasting of native wine.
The most awarded wine resorts
And often the Italian wineries are also noticed abroad. The award of Wine Star Awardsan important recognition for Villa Sparina in Gavi, a land that in recent years has received a lot of media and expert attention. She therefore won the coveted prize of European Winery of the Year according to Wine Enthusiast.
TO Venissaa unique wine resort on the island of Burano that won the KNX award referring tohome & building automation in the category of hospitality: conceived to offer an authentic experience in contact with the lesser known Venice, “the diffused residences of Venissa are therefore a concentration of history, charm and technology in one of the most evocative locations in the world”.
The hospitality of Tommasi Family Estates wins the Tripadvisor award at the “Traveller’s Choice 2020“For Villa Quaranta Tommasi Wine Hotel & SPA and the Borgo Antico Restaurant in Pescantina, but also for the historic Caffè Dante Bistrot and the Mazzanti Hotel in the heart of the city of Romeo and Juliet, in Verona, as well as for the Agriturismo Poggio al Tufo, in the Maremma.
There are also several estates belonging to the Masi Group which won the award Best of Wine Tourismthus entering the worldwide network of Great Wine Capitals thanks to the ambitious project of
enhancement of historic wine estates, such as Tenuta Canova and Tenuta Serego Alighiero, collaborating with Conti Serego Alighieridescendants of the poet Danteowners of the estate that can boast the longest history and tradition in Valpolicella.
The prize Food and Travel Italy 2018 he went instead to the splendid neo-medieval style castle, home of the noble Schiavoni family, which today houses a Michelin star restaurant and winery in Manduria, near Taranto. We are at Vinilia Wine Resortin the heart of Salento, where the vineyards of the Lacaita family extend for one hundred hectares of primitivo, negroamaro and orchards.
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