NEWS
2014 the rainiest year in our lifetime?
The graph above shows rainfall in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (to date). In 2013, 905 mm of rain fell. In 2014, to date, 1,750.7 mm.
Earthworms hard at work
“We sprinkled vegetable compost in the garden,” wrote grape grower and winemaker Luca Ferraro on the Bele Casel Facebook last week. “We hardly had to
Bizarre weather continues to threaten 2014 harvest
The screenshot above was taken at about 8 p.m. local time in Asolo (source Google). “I’ll be home tomorrow,” wrote grape grower and winemaker Luca
@ItaliaOutdoors visits Bele Casel
We just loved this post by Chef BikeSki of Italia Outdoors, who brought one of her bike tours to the winery last week. “Dear Kathy,”
“Prosecco fever”: robust exports in first quarter 2014
According to a report published last week by the Corriere Vinicolo (the official masthead of the Italian Winemakers Union, the Unione Italiana Vini), Prosecco exports
“We must work to build awareness of the Prosecco DOCG.”—Matteo Lunelli
Above: The Prosecco DOCG growing zone is renowned for its distinctive Morainic hills, with their steep slopes and stony and sandy subsoils. The DOC lies
