Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco

25 cantine e 207 vini. Between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, fifteen communes in the province of Treviso make Prosecco on steep hillside vineyards. The hills are hogbacks — long, narrow ridges running north to south in the south of the zone and east to west in the north — with small streams in the valleys between. The Prealps shield them from cold air; the Venetian lagoon, 40 kilometres away, keeps them mild; and cool air sliding down the slopes at night gives the grapes the day-night swing they need. The soils are raised sea floor reworked by glaciers and rivers: sandstone and marl with bands of moraine and alluvium, draining steadily. Continua a leggere ↓