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    What is Prosecco Col Fondo? Luca speaks of its “magic” and “soul”

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    • Post published:30 September 2016
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    Col Fondo: Luca describes the "soul" of this amazing wine, a wine that in many ways defines the mission of the Bele Casel winery. Prosecco Colfòndo is the traditional wine…

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    Bianchetta trevigiana, another unique grape variety that can be used in Prosecco DOCG

    • Post author:Bele Casel
    • Post published:26 September 2016
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    Bianchetta trevigiana is another indigenous white grape variety that can be used in Asolo Prosecco DOCG. Harvest last week was interrupted by yet more rain. We had planned to finish…

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    Perera is just one of the indigenous grape varieties that can be used in Prosecco DOCG

    • Post author:Bele Casel
    • Post published:20 September 2016
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    Perera is just one of the indigenous white grapes that can be used in the production of Prosecco. Once known as Prosecco, Glera is the primary grape used in the…

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    Colfòndo: A note on its history from winemaker Luca Ferraro

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    • Post published:14 September 2016
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    Colfòndo or col fondo can trace its roots to the early years of Porsecco production. Here's a note on the subject from winemaker Luca Ferraro, a colfondista and colfòndo pioneer.…

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    Slow Wine guide awards two “snails” to Bele Casel!

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    • Post published:9 September 2016
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    Slow Wine recognizes our winery and our Asolo Prosecco DOCG with its prestigious "Snail" award for a second year in a row. For the second year in a row, the…

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    Saveur magazine features Bele Casel Colfòndo and winemaker Luca Ferraro

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    • Post published:7 September 2016
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    Saveur magazine features Prosecco Col Fondo and the Bele Casel winery. We couldn't have been more pleased to see that one of the leading wine writers working in the United…

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    Colfondo: Luca explains its origins

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    • Post published:2 September 2016
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    Col fondo (or Colfòndo as we write it on our labels) has become increasingly popular in Italy and abroad in recent years. Here's a note from Bele Casel grape grower…

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    Ombra: How it came to mean a “small glass of wine” in Veneto dialect

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    • Post published:31 August 2016
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    Ombra means "shadow" or "shade" in Italian. But in Veneto dialect it means something else: A little glass of wine. Even the most accomplished students of Italian will be surprised…

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    Prosecco: 10 things you should know

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    • Post published:19 August 2016
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    Prosecco continues to be such a confusing category for so many wine lovers and even wine educators and experts. Here are 10 things you should know about the wines. "Ten…

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    Grasses between the vineyard rows: Why we mow them before harvest.

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    • Post published:17 August 2016
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    Grasses grow spontaneously between the rows of our vines. Now is the time we mow them. There are a number of reasons that grape growers and winemakers allow plants to…

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