Ca' dei Zago
Ca' dei Zago is a small family-run winery located in Valdobbiadene, the beating heart of Prosecco production, a sparkling wine that has become synonymous with conviviality and joy worldwide, a symbol of a rapidly expanding Italian wine industry. The winery was founded back in 1924 and is now run by the fifth generation of the family, represented by Marika Zago and her brother Christian Zanatta who, after an interesting experience in New Zealand, decided to return to the roots of viticulture.
Ca' dei Zago now covers a vineyard area of about 6 hectares, divided into two different plots, one located in San Pietro, the other in the Borgo di Saccol. The vines, aged between 50 and 60 years, are situated at an altitude ranging from 250 to 400 meters above sea level, and their roots dig into predominantly hilly soils, characterized by a steep slope and a very varied subsoil. Indeed, one moves from areas composed of limestone to others with a predominance of sand and clay, also encountering molera, marls, and sandstones, for a terroir that is the faithful result of the different geological eras that have contributed to its formation. Within the vineyards, the queen grape of this land is cultivated, namely Glera, grown with the utmost respect for the environment and the surrounding nature. In this regard, it is worth noting that no synthetic products are used, the rows are grassed, and the work in the vineyard and winery is carried out following principles that refer to biodynamic agriculture.
In the winery, great attention is paid to traditional techniques. Christian has indeed continued the family's production "credo", creating Prosecco col fondo that ferments in the bottle, rather than in steel autoclaves. Therefore, being neither filtered nor stabilized, they present the classic sediment from the yeasts and the sediments that have formed and settled during fermentation in glass. A process that brings delicate and strongly identity-driven bubbles to the Prosecco branded Ca' dei Zago, which, sip after sip, reveal the intrinsic bond between terroir, vintage, and man.
Ca' dei Zago is a small family-run winery located in Valdobbiadene, the beating heart of Prosecco production, a sparkling wine that has become synonymous with conviviality and joy worldwide, a symbol of a rapidly expanding Italian wine industry. The winery was founded back in 1924 and is now run by the fifth generation of the family, represented by Marika Zago and her brother Christian Zanatta who, after an interesting experience in New Zealand, decided to return to the roots of viticulture.
Ca' dei Zago now covers a vineyard area of about 6 hectares, divided into two different plots, one located in San Pietro, the other in the Borgo di Saccol. The vines, aged between 50 and 60 years, are situated at an altitude ranging from 250 to 400 meters above sea level, and their roots dig into predominantly hilly soils, characterized by a steep slope and a very varied subsoil. Indeed, one moves from areas composed of limestone to others with a predominance of sand and clay, also encountering molera, marls, and sandstones, for a terroir that is the faithful result of the different geological eras that have contributed to its formation. Within the vineyards, the queen grape of this land is cultivated, namely Glera, grown with the utmost respect for the environment and the surrounding nature. In this regard, it is worth noting that no synthetic products are used, the rows are grassed, and the work in the vineyard and winery is carried out following principles that refer to biodynamic agriculture.
In the winery, great attention is paid to traditional techniques. Christian has indeed continued the family's production "credo", creating Prosecco col fondo that ferments in the bottle, rather than in steel autoclaves. Therefore, being neither filtered nor stabilized, they present the classic sediment from the yeasts and the sediments that have formed and settled during fermentation in glass. A process that brings delicate and strongly identity-driven bubbles to the Prosecco branded Ca' dei Zago, which, sip after sip, reveal the intrinsic bond between terroir, vintage, and man.
