Wine Tour in Marca Trevigiana: a journey among the Prosecco Hills

Treviso is one of the most beautiful and lesser known art city in Italy. It is called "the city of two rivers" because it lies between the Cagnan and Sile rivers, in an enchanting pattern of characteristic streets and refined gardens.

We recommend you to visit Piazza dei Signori with its beautiful Civic Tower, the Romanesque-style Duomo, the Fountain of Tits (we urge you to see it to find out where this name comes from) and the park of the “talking trees” inside Villa Margherita. After enjoying the enchanting attractions offered by Treviso we recommend you to head out of the urban area towards the "Marca Trevigiana".

Some of the most precious jewels of the Trevigiana March are: Asolo, "the city of a hundred horizons", loved by the actress Eleonora Duse and the Queen of Cyprus Caterina Cornaro, Possagno, where the sculptor Antonio Canova was born, and then a constellation of small medieval castles, fortified manors, towers and ancient churches.

A special mention should be dedicated to the food & wine excellence of the territory. In the area of Treviso and in the whole Marca Trevigiana you can taste the most delicious dishes based on radicchio (discover the differences between the Red one and the one from Castelfranco), creamy cheeses such as Casatella and Formajo Imbriago (drunk cheese), asparagus that announce spring, the irresistible cherries and in autumn, chestnuts, mushrooms and the savory tiramisu.

You may be wondering: and how do I get all these delicacies down? With some excellent wine of course!

…and Treviso and the Marca Trevigiana resound with excellent wines that echo all over the world! Let's discover them together...

The vast region of Veneto has a temperate subcontinental climate with cold winters and hot, muggy summers mitigated by the protection of the Alps to the north and the cool winds blowing from the Adriatic Sea to the east. The soils are very varied and allow the vines to express themselves in an original way.

Treviso, in particular, is located in the piedmont area, a territory where the cooler climate and the calcareous soil give freshness to wines: it is here, in fact, where the famous Prosecco di Valdobbiadene is produced.

In the Marca Trevigiana as well, some soils have clayey components which allow the production of more structured wines suited for aging.

Prosecco, raised to the Olympus of the World's Best Known Wines, was born among these green hills. It is a wine we all know, in its simple version and as a component of the famous Spritz cocktail.

Pay attention though! Precision in the world of wine is important: Prosecco wine is produced from glera grapes but only in these territories defined as DOC (denomination of controlled origin) and DOCG (denomination of controlled and guaranteed origin). To make things clear: glera grape is also cultivated in Sicily but the wine produced there cannot be called Prosecco because the characteristics of the soil and of the climate are not the same found in Veneto.

Another typical grape of the Treviso area is Verduzzo Trevigiano, which gives the wine light aromas of pear and ripe apricot and a pleasing lemon taste: to the eye it shows greenish nuances.

Muscat Blanc grapes are very used in the creation of sweet wines, sparkling wines and passito wines.

Carmenere deserves a special mention because Italy, with the province of Treviso, is the second largest producer in the world after Chile: this grape has seen a rebirth in the last years thanks to its typical herbaceous aroma and the aromas of blackberry and black pepper which conquer even the most difficult palates.

Wine is passion, love, a complete sensory experience.

As every sommelier can explain to you, a wine tasting start from the eyes with the analysis of the colour, then continues with the smell and the identification of aromas to finally arrive in the mouth, where the taste buds get inebriated by the delicious nectar.

An authentic experience in the world of wine however does not stop here: in order to fully enjoy the fascinating reality of enology you will have to completely immerse yourself in the places of wine production, learn the secrets of the cultivation of vine, observe the environment where this divine beverage is born and meet the people who made all this possible.

In the 47 Anno Domini Winery, in the heart of the Treviso area, you will have the chance to witness a real conceptual revolution related to the world of wine production, to observe the magic of the encounter between local tradition and futuristic developments.

The modern design of the Heritage combined with the typical elements of the rural world will transport you to a perfect atmosphere, ideal for discovering this interesting wine reality.

The land around Heritage is abode to the most important vines of the region so at 47 Anno Domini Winery you will be able to taste their excellent Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot and the ever-present Prosecco, of course all DOC!

47 Anno Domini Winery has obtained the European certification The Vegan Society thanks to its environmentally sustainable production which does not alter the organoleptic characteristics of the product.

In their shop you can find an example of how the wine world is wide: here are on sale a series of skin wellness products created with red grapes!

The Tombacco family has celebrated the first century of activity of their winery in 2019; they celebrated the generosity of the Treviso territory and the value of tradition in the creation of excellent products projected into the future.