FORESTALE Rosso Veneto IGT

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The Product in Brief:

✓ Rosso Veneto IGT

✓ Grapes: Merlot Kanthus and Cabernet Franc

✓ Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts

✓ Aging: 6 months in oak barrels

✓ Vintage available: 2025

✓ Alcohol content: 13% vol.

✓ Fresh, dynamic ruby red with pleasant acidity

The Forestale Rosso Veneto IGT from Agricola da Schio originates in the Berici Hills, in the Arcugnano area (VI), as part of an agricultural project focused on biodiversity, sustainability, and respect for the natural balance of the rural landscape. In this environment of woods, meadows, and vineyards well exposed to the sun, the vines are grown following careful agronomic practices that respect soil vitality, with targeted cultivation aimed at preserving authenticity and territorial identity. Made from Merlot Kanthus and Cabernet Franc, harvested between August and September at different times to achieve the best balance between maturity and acidity, this Rosso Veneto IGT represents the more convivial and gastronomic side of the winery's production.

Fermentation occurs spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, a choice that enhances the natural character of the grapes and the territory. Ageing continues in oak barrels for 6 months and then in the bottle. In the glass, it presents a bright ruby red colour. Fresh and fragrant sensations emerge on the nose, while on the palate, it impresses with its pleasant acidity, dynamic sip, and great gastronomic versatility.

Product Sheet:

Denomination: Rosso Veneto IGT.

Grape varieties: Merlot Kanthus and Cabernet Franc.

Production area: Arcugnano, Colli Berici (Veneto).

Harvest: Harvested between August and September at different times to achieve the best balance between aromatic maturity and acidity.

Fermentation: Spontaneous with indigenous yeasts.

Ageing: 6 months in oak barrels, followed by bottle ageing.

Cultivation method: Careful cultivation that respects the natural balance of the vineyard, integrated into an agricultural context focused on biodiversity and landscape regeneration.

Organoleptic notes: Bright ruby red colour; fresh and fragrant profile; dynamic, balanced taste with pleasant acidity.

Alcohol content: 13% vol.

Pairings: Cured meats, Grana cheese, soft cheeses, salt cod, eel, and tortellini.

From the volcanic soils of Soave to the limestone hills of the Berici, a journey between Verona and Vicenza to discover two territories that reveal different yet complementary expressions of Veneto wine.

East of Verona, Soave stretches across the hills that rise from the plain towards the Lessini Mountains. Further east, in the province of Vicenza, the Colli Berici emerge as a distinctive hilly landscape with a strong geological and natural identity. Two different territories, united by an ancient winemaking history and a relationship with the land that still shapes the character of their wines today. Here, the vine is not simply a crop. It is part of the landscape, the history of local families and the identity of the villages. Vine rows, dry-stone walls, rural courtyards, villas, castles and small villages tell the story of an agricultural civilisation built over centuries, in which wine has become one of the most authentic ways of interpreting the territory.

Soave: the land of volcanoes and Garganega

Soave is one of Italy's historic wine regions. Its heart lies in the eastern hills of the province of Verona, around the towns of Soave and Monteforte d'Alpone, where vineyards cover slopes and ridges shaped by an extraordinarily complex geological history. The medieval village of Soave, dominated by its castle and still enclosed within its ancient walls, is the best-known image of this territory. But to truly understand its wines, you need to climb into the hills, following roads that wind through vineyards, contrade and small rural settlements as far as Monteforte d'Alpone.

It is here that one of Soave's most fascinating features emerges: its volcanic origin. Millions of years ago, this part of Veneto was shaped by intense volcanic activity. Basalt, lava rock and tuff still emerge today across many of the eastern hills of the appellation, alternating with areas of limestone. This geological diversity is reflected directly in the wines, creating different expressions even within a short distance of one another.

On these soils, Garganega has found its natural habitat over the centuries. An ancient grape variety deeply rooted in the Veronese territory, Garganega has a remarkable ability to interpret the place where it grows. In the finest hillside vineyards of Soave, it combines ripe fruit, freshness, tension and a savoury, mineral character that becomes increasingly evident with time. Alongside Garganega grows Trebbiano di Soave, a historic presence capable of adding freshness and precision to the wines.

Soave Classico identifies the historic heart of the appellation, on the hills of Soave and Monteforte d'Alpone. It is a landscape shaped over time, where vineyards often grow on steep slopes and human cultivation has followed the natural contours of the hills rather than altering them. Here, altitude, exposure, ventilation and soil composition change from one contrada to another. It is precisely this fragmentation that makes Soave such a remarkably diverse territory: not a single wine, but many interpretations of Garganega and the Veronese hills.

In younger wines, freshness, flowers, fruit and immediacy prevail. In Soave from the finest vineyards and allowed to evolve, time reveals a deeper dimension: notes of herbs, ripe citrus, yellow fruit, stone and mineral nuances come together in wines capable of developing complexity even after several years. Perhaps time itself is one of the best ways to understand great Soave: wines that may appear delicate in their youth can reveal surprising depth and longevity as they evolve.

Colli Berici: stone, sunshine and great red wines

Leaving the Verona area and moving towards Vicenza, the landscape changes. The Colli Berici rise from the Vicenza plain like an island of hills. Their contours are gentler, the climate is generally warmer, and Mediterranean vegetation grows alongside woods, olive groves and vineyards. Venetian villas, small villages and ancient rural courtyards bear witness to a history in which agriculture and culture have shaped the landscape together.

Here too, geology plays a fundamental role in defining the identity of the wines. The Colli Berici are predominantly limestone and sedimentary in origin, formed from ancient seabeds, with traces of volcanic activity in certain areas. Limestone rock, clay and stony soils create particularly favourable conditions for vines, while the exposure of the hills and relatively mild climate allow the grapes to ripen fully and evenly.

If Soave finds its most distinctive voice in Garganega, the Colli Berici show a particular vocation for red wines. The symbolic grape variety is Tai Rosso, historically rooted especially in the area around Barbarano and the southern Berici. It is capable of producing fragrant, spicy and highly drinkable wines, where red fruit is often accompanied by Mediterranean herbs and a delicately savoury character.

Alongside Tai Rosso, the Colli Berici have shown a particular affinity over time with varieties such as Carmenère, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The climate, exposures and limestone-clay soils allow these grapes to achieve full ripeness while maintaining balance, producing wines capable of combining structure, elegance and longevity. Carmenère, long mistaken for Cabernet Franc in local vineyards, has also found one of its most interesting Italian expressions in the Colli Berici.

Two territories, two ways of expressing Veneto

Soave and the Colli Berici are separated by just a few kilometres of plain, yet they reveal two profoundly different expressions of Veneto viticulture. In Soave, Garganega, ancient volcanic soils, altitude and the tension of great white wines dominate. In the Colli Berici, the landscape becomes warmer and more Mediterranean, limestone plays a central role, and it is above all the red wines that find depth and character.

On one side are the hills of Monteforte d'Alpone and Soave, with their contrade and vineyards rooted in ancient volcanic rock. On the other are the hills of Vicenza, where limestone, clay, woods and vineyards overlook the surrounding plain. What unites them is an ancient agricultural culture, built on families, vineyards handed down through generations, observation of the seasons and an intimate knowledge of individual plots.

Today, these territories are experiencing a new chapter. More and more producers are bringing vineyards, biodiversity, soil identity and the distinctive character of individual areas back to the centre of their work, seeking not only quality in their wines but an increasingly precise relationship with the place they come from. Because the deepest value of these territories lies not simply in their ability to produce great wines. It lies in the possibility of recognising, in a glass, the very hill from which that wine comes.

The basalt and Garganega of Soave. The limestone, sunshine and red wines of the Colli Berici. Two landscapes, two identities, two different ways of expressing through wine the extraordinary diversity of Veneto.

Between the Colli Berici hills, in the north-east of Italy, and the plains of Polesine, in the province of Rovigo near the mouth of the great Po River, agriculture takes on different forms while maintaining a common thread: respect for the natural rhythm of things. Agricola da Schio was born from this broad and conscious vision of the rural landscape, where every crop, every vineyard and every human intervention are part of a greater balance. At the heart of the estate are Francesco da Schio and his son Berardo, both agronomists and interpreters of a contemporary approach to agriculture that combines scientific research, sustainability and family tradition. Together they manage around 70 hectares between Villadose, in the province of Rovigo, and the area surrounding Vicenza, in Veneto, representing a complex and dynamic agricultural system where biodiversity, production quality and environmental responsibility move forward side by side.

The winery’s viticultural heart lies in the Colli Berici hills, near Arcugnano in the province of Vicenza, an area of rolling hills in north-eastern Italy known for its limestone soils and favourable microclimate. Here, sun-exposed vineyards are immersed in a natural environment of woods, meadows and constant ventilation. Careful cultivation practices that respect the natural balance of the land allow the grapes to develop a precise identity defined by vitality, aromatic depth and territorial authenticity. Varieties such as Cabernet Franc, Garganega and PIWI grapes intended for rosé and sparkling wines become instruments through which the landscape is expressed in wine form. The vision of Agricola da Schio is rooted in practices focused on soil regeneration and ecosystem preservation: advanced crop rotation, no-till farming, the integration of hedgerows and woodlands, stationary beekeeping and outdoor livestock farming. It is a production model that looks towards the future without losing its connection to the history, culture and roots of the territory.

One of the most advanced expressions of this philosophy is the Bosco delle Vigne project, developed in the Colli Berici area. Within this natural landscape shaped by ancient geological events, the estate manages approximately 15 hectares of vineyards, olive groves, orchards, meadows and woodland areas with the aim of regenerating the landscape through an agroecological approach, safeguarding biodiversity and promoting innovative agricultural techniques. Developed in collaboration with the University of Padua and supported by WOWnature, the project has led to the planting of more than 5,000 trees, shrubs, vines and olive trees through complementary agroforestry systems. On one side is the rediscovery of the ancient vite maritata technique, in which vines grow alongside supporting trees such as field maple, creating a resilient and visually striking agricultural landscape. On the other side is the creation of an experimental agroforestry vineyard where vines coexist with forest and fruit species including service tree, cherry plum, wild cherry, strawberry tree and manna ash.

In every bottle produced by Agricola da Schio there is an idea of agriculture that goes beyond simple production and interprets the territory as a living organism. This mixed system makes it possible to diversify production, improve soil fertility, create new natural habitats and increase the resilience of the ecosystem. Bosco delle Vigne is also conceived as a place to experience and discover, with educational and experiential paths dedicated to the principles of agroecology and the harmonious relationship between Humanity and Nature. The bond between agriculture, history and territory finds symbolic expression in Palazzo da Schio Ca’ d’Oro, located in the oldest heart of Vicenza. Here the family preserves its heritage and ages its wines within the ancient foundations of the building, resting on stones dating back to the 2nd century BC. It is a continuity that spans centuries and today translates into a wine production capable of combining agronomic expertise, environmental sensitivity and a deep connection to place.

Within this balance of research, landscape and tradition, the winery’s wine production takes shape. From the vineyards near Arcugnano, in the province of Vicenza, come the Cabernet Franc Veneto IGT, a precise and territorial interpretation of the grape variety; the Garganega Veneto IGT, a luminous and authentic expression of the Berici area; the Rosso Veneto IGT; and a Rosato Frizzante Veneto IGT, wines capable of expressing the most dynamic and convivial side of the estate’s production. Wine thus becomes the synthesis of a regenerated landscape, evolved agronomic expertise and a vision that looks to the future without losing its connection to history.