Wine Guerrieri Rizzardi, Lugana DOC, 2023

Guerrieri Rizzardi, Lugana DOC – dry white wine from Trebbiano di Lugana grapes grown in their own vineyards near Peschiera del Garda. The soil of this region is rich in white clay. The hand-picked grapes are separated from the stems, crushed and placed in stainless steel tanks for controlled temperature fermentation. After 2-3 months of aging on a fine sediment, the wine is filtered and bottled.

Winery Guerieri Rizzardi originated in the Veneto region as a result of the union of two ancient and influential Veronese wine producers: the Counts of Gerieri, the owners of the centuries-old estate in Bardolino with vineyards and cellars, and the Counts of Rizzardi, who bought their vineyards in Negrar in 1678, building a cellar shortly thereafter. Poyega. The Gerieri family also owned a small farm Dolce in Valdagge and an estate in Soave, with vineyards and a cellar in Costejola, in the heart of the Classico district, which they bought in 1970. Today the Gerieri Rizzardi company belongs to the Rizzardi family. It remains a family business and owns vineyards in four Classico districts for the production of the Verona wines Bardolino, Valpolicella, Soave and Valdige. The office of the Gerieri Rizzardi company is based in Bardolino in an old building that has been owned by the Gerieri family since 1450. All grapes come from their own organically cultivated vineyards, and each of the appellations has a wine cellar.