I nostri vini nascono dall’intreccio di due passioni. Quella della famiglia Bonotto per la propria terra e le proprie vigne, che crescono all’interno delle magiche Colline del Prosecco diventate da poco patrimonio dell’Unesco per la loro incredibile bellezza, e quella per la genuinità di un prodotto che non conosce eguali al mondo.

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The Bonotto family has been making wine for as long as anyone can remember. But their renowned Le Contesse winery was officially founded in 1976 when Bonotto, with the help of his father’s life savings, purchased a property in Treviso province once owned by the Tiepolo countesses, one of the area’s most famous families and the inspiration for the winery’s name — le Contesse (literally, “the countesses”).

After completing his degree at the Center for Experimental Viticulture in the city of Conegliano, Loris set his sights on making the greatest sparkling wine he possibly could. Over years of trial and error, he ultimately developed a revolutionary approach to making Prosecco:

Instead of using two separate vessels (as called for in the classic tank method of Prosecco production, he uses one, an autoclave. In other words, the grape must (juice) never leaves the pressurized vat where it is vinified. As a result, there is no exposure to oxygen (until bottling) and the wine never oxidizes — at all.

This ensures that the finished wine retains the original fresh, fruity character of the newly harvested grapes. Today, the Bonotto family, led by Loris’ son Davide and his wife Francesca, calls the process “single fermentation”.

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Le Contesse’s wines are as soulful as the family that built this winery from the ground up. It all started many years ago when patriarch Loris saved enough money to buy their first parcel of land. Today, this family-owned and operated winery makes benchmark Prosecco that reflects their local roots.

WINES FROM LE CONTESSE

Pinot Noir Rosé Single Fermentation

AVAILABLE IN: CANADA, NORTH AMERICA, ASIA PACIFIC

Prosecco DOC Brut Single Fermentation

AVAILABLE IN: CANADA, NORTH AMERICA, ASIA PACIFIC

Prosecco
Rosé DOC

AVAILABLE IN: CANADA, NORTH AMERICA, ASIA PACIFIC

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