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Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG

We are in Veneto, in the North East of Italy, in a hilly territory in the province of Treviso, 50 km from Venice and 100 km from the Dolomites. The viticulture here has very ancient origins and the borders of the historical production area have remained largely unchanged since the 1930s.
The production area includes 15 districts, two of which provide the name to the Denomination: Conegliano and Valdobbiadene. The grapes of the wine known and loved all over the world as the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore are produced here .

The history of the Prosecco

A long story…

VI Century

San Venanzio Fortunato

Bishop of Poitiers (530-607) describes Valdobbiadene as his homeland. “Quo Vineta Vernatur, Sub Monte Jugo Calvo, Quo Viror Umbrosus Tegit Sicca Metalla” (place where the vine germinates under the high mountain, in which the lush green protects the rougher areas.

XII Century

The Sunday Jesus

The fresco painted in the external front of the Pieve of S. Pietro di Feletto illustrates the “Cristo della Domenica” (Sunday Jesus). Whoever works on Sunday makes the Christ who bleeds suffer, surrounded by work tools. Thanks to these we understand what were the typical jobs on the hills at the time, and it seems that the viticulture was already part of the everyday life.

1754

The first written testimony

Aureliano Acanti in his “il Roccolo”, Ditirambo mentions the “Prosecco”. It is the first written testimony of the name.

1876

Enology School

The First Enology School of Italy was founded in Conegliano.

1923

Experimental Station

The Experimental Station of Viticulture and Enology of Conegliano was founded

1930s

For the first time the boundaries of the Prosecco’s area are outlined. They correspond to the current boundaries of the DOCG Conegliano Valdobbiadene.

1962

Consorzio di Tutela

On the 7th July, eleven producers created the « Consorzio di Tutela “ of the Conegliano and Valdobbiadene’s Prosecco.

1963

The first Exhibit

In the 1963 the first exhibit of Spumante in Valdobbiadene is inaugurated.

1966

The itinerary among the hills which join Conegliano and Valdobbiadene became “Strada del Prosecco”, the first enological italian artery.

1969

DOC Recognition

On the 2nd April there was the recognition (a denominazione di origine controllata) for the Prosecco, produced in the 15 municipalities between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene.

2003

The Spumantistico District

To the denomination was (dispatched) the status (“il primo distetto spumantistico d’Italia)

2009

44a DOCG d'Italia

On the 1st August Conegliano Valdobbiadene obtain the 44° DOCG of Italy; the name changed in “Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore”

2015

Rural landscape

The hilly territory of the Prosecco DOCG is one of the first italian location to obtain the identification of “rural landscape of historical interest, agricultural practices and traditional knowledge

2019

Unesco World Heritage

The hills of the Prosecco of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene are recognised as Unesco world heritage.

The historical hill

Acerle’s Cartizze

The Cartizze is a small area within the denomination of only 108 hectares considered the top quality of Conegliano Valdobbiadene. The area, also kown as Pentagono d’oro (gold Pentagon), includes steep vineyards in the hills of San Pietro di Barbozza, Santo Stefano and Saccol, in the municipality of Valdobbiadene.
The large rocks that surface in the vineyard of Cartizze di A C E R L E are rich in fossils and remind us that this land, which now dominates with grandeur all the hills that surround it, has a very ancient origin that goes back to the raising of the seabed and lake. The perfect sun exposure, the constant ventilation and the soils formed by moraines, sandstones and clays give this wine unique characteristics.

“If I were to describe the hill of Cartizze
I would compare it to a picture: it can be pleasant,
it can be surprising or enchanting but only those who are willing to listen
can take its essence to the end”

“If I were to describe the hill of Cartizze I would compare it to a picture: it can be pleasant, it can be surprising or enchanting but only those who are willing to listen can take its essence to the end”

The hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene

World heritage

On 7th July 2019 the hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene became part of the Unesco world heritage, the 55th Italian site in the international list to be safeguarded and prtected for its unique cultural landscape:

HOGBACK

Geomorphological system with cords, very steep reliefs elongated in an east-west direction, interspersed with small parallel valleys.

CIGLIONE

Unique type of terracing made of grass instead of stone. An original most suitable solution to the hilly slope.

PATCHWORK LANDSCAPE

Landscape characterized by many small plots, strongly fragmented and interconnected, created by small winegrowers.