Castelnuovo

1958

In April 1958, eleven winemakers in the Garda area joined forces to establish Cantina Sociale Veronese del Garda. Their aim was to process their grapes together and produce juices and wines with an authentic and consistent character. Proceeds from wine sales were shared among the members according to the quality and quantity of grapes each had supplied. At the time, working as a cooperative was considered essential to improving the way the members worked.

Over the following half-century

The company grew into one of the largest producers of Bardolino DOC and Custoza DOC wines.

Today

The cooperative, now called Cantina Castelnuovo del Garda, brings together more than 260 winemakers, who grow grapes across more than 1200 hectares of hillsides around Lake Garda. It produces around 3 million bottles of wine each year. With a continued focus on improving quality, the company has gradually and steadily expanded the production and sale of IGT and DOC wines, which now account for three quarters of its total output.

The cooperative's members grow grapes across more than 1200 hectares of hillsides around Lake Garda, described as picturesque.

Grapes are grown by more than 260 member winemakers across the hillsides around Lake Garda, on land totaling more than 1200 hectares, before being processed together by the cooperative.

The cooperative processes the grapes supplied by its member winemakers together, aiming to produce juices and wines with an authentic and consistent character. Proceeds from wine sales are shared among members according to the quality and quantity of grapes they supply. The company has become one of the largest producers of Bardolino DOC and Custoza DOC wines, and has gradually and steadily expanded its production and sale of IGT and DOC wines, which now make up three quarters of total output, reflecting a continued focus on improving quality.

The founders' aim in 1958 was to process their grapes together and produce juices and wines with an authentic and consistent character, sharing proceeds according to the quality and quantity of grapes supplied by each member. The cooperative maintains a continued focus on improving quality, which has driven the gradual and steady expansion of its IGT and DOC wine production and sales.