Author: Paolo

aka Paul Prosecco Rye
DOCG, wine

Recevin: Conegliano Valdobbiadene proclaimed European Wine City 2016

Bruxelles, November 18th, 2015 RECEVIN, the European Network of Wine Cities, proclaimed the winner of the fifth edition of the Contest European Wine City, in the framework of promotion and dissemination of Wine Tourism activities. In the year 2016, the capital of the wine culture will be Conegliano-Valdobbiadene, home of the DOCG Prosecco, in Italy. The Contest European Wine City annually recognizes the application whose … Continue reading Recevin: Conegliano Valdobbiadene proclaimed European Wine City 2016

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Autumn, DOCG, Restaurant

Brun: a must-go osteria

After visiting the Molinetto della Croda, you can drive, ride or walk to the village of Rolle through a tiny valley just in the heart of the DOCG Prosecco vineyards. Along the road you can meet several Osterias and Restaurant, but just one need absolutely to be visited: Ristorante da Brun. Just at the top of a short steep road, the Brun’s osteria meets you … Continue reading Brun: a must-go osteria

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Refrontolo: the Mill on the rock

The Molinetto della Croda (Little mill on the rock) is an old water mill over the creek Lierza, near the waterfall few kilometers from the village of Refrontolo, in the Prosecco DOCG area of Conegliano-Valdobbiadene. It is a must-go place, expecially in autumn, if you are touring in the Feletto hills. You can visit the interiors of the buildings, the typical millstone and the various … Continue reading Refrontolo: the Mill on the rock

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Follina: a trappist abbey in “The name of the rose”

Follina is one of the most famous villages of the DOCG Prosecco region, just between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, close to Pieve di Soligo. Human traces dating back to the middle Paleolithic have been found in this area, though a stronger human impact is due to the roman and medieval periods when the roman road Via Claudia Augusta passed here and the Abbey was established ten … Continue reading Follina: a trappist abbey in “The name of the rose”

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Autumn, DOCG, Monument

Lost churches on the DOCG hills: San Pietro di Feletto

The Feletto hills span from Conegliano to Pieve di Soligo, in the heart of the Prosecco DOCG area of Conegliano-Valdobbiadene. Among the many surprises you may discover, the church of Saint Peter is one of the best. The mild autumn helps enjoy this piece of Tuscany with wineyards of Prosecco DOCG, olive trees and cypresses. The Pieve (Pleban church) of San Pietro, dating to the … Continue reading Lost churches on the DOCG hills: San Pietro di Feletto

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The ruins of the older Collalto Castle, in the village of Collalto
Autumn, DOCG, Monument

Discovering the castles of Collalto Earls

The Prosecco DOCG area near Conegliano, Colfosco and Susegana has many castles. Most of them belongs to the Earls of Collalto, a dinasty started arount the year 1000 A.C., who ruled the region of the Marca Trevigiana for a long time. The two main castles were located on hills overlooking some fords allowed crossing the Piave river probably since the roman age. The most famous … Continue reading Discovering the castles of Collalto Earls

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prosecco DOCG vineyards in Feletto Conegliano
Autumn, DOCG

Tiny villages on the Prosecco DOCG heart: fall is here

Inside the area of Prosecco DOCG, within the hills of Feletto, driving from Conegliano, two tiny villages appears: Rolle and Arfanta. This is the hart of the Prosecco DOCG region, where the terroir, the hills, the orientation of the sun get the best grapes from the vineyards. This is also one of the best places where to hike, walk, get lost with your car and … Continue reading Tiny villages on the Prosecco DOCG heart: fall is here

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Autumn, DOC

Prosecco vineyards on the gravel: Le Grave

Borgo Malanotte is a small village in the Grave, in the DOC Treviso area. It looks like the time was stopped here, in its streets. A venetian Villa looks the Borgo, just few steps from it, surrounded by the vineyards in the gravels of The Grave del Piave. “Grave” in the local dialect means a terrain made of gravel. Well actually the word sounds more … Continue reading Prosecco vineyards on the gravel: Le Grave

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Autumn, DOC, festival

The festival of the Quince

Codognè is a small town in the DOC area of the Prosecco, This village is famous for the production of the quince. In autumn people come here for the festival of the quince, when jams, cakes, liquors made of quince can be tasted with Prosecco in front of a superb venetian Villa. Exhibitions of wine makers, artisans and tools of the country attract tourists on … Continue reading The festival of the Quince

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