10/05/2026
NEW ADDITION - Rarefratte (Breganze, Vicenza 🇮🇹)
There’s something romantic and beautiful in a grandson deciding to take on his grandfather’s work!
In Breganze, in the northern part of the province of Vicenza (Veneto) Cristian Moresco took over this small winery from his grandfather in 2011, wishing to give a new life to native vineyards. Cristian takes care of 5.5 hectares of vineyards up to 110 years old (see photo, Parcella Museo), in clayey soil with intrusive lava rocks (around 120 meters asl) and effusive lava rock in the higher parts (400 meters asl). 🪨
Their approach is minimalistic: all their wines are single-varietal from plants that have almost disappeared. Gruaja, Pedevenda, Groppella di Breganze, Marzemina Bianca, Vespaiola, Glera lunga: after surviving two wars, these native varieties were in danger of being abandoned forever in favour of the prevailing capitalist methods and the fashion for international varieties. 🍇
Rarefratte offers 5 wines from white grapes and 2 wines from red grapes:
⁃ Vespaiolo, 100% Vespaiolo
⁃ 8-Cai, Glera Lunga 100%
⁃ Sciampagna, Marzemina Bianca
⁃ Vespaiolo Riserva, wine from Parcella Museo)
⁃ Pedeveska Riserva, Pedevenda 100%
⁃ Tagli Rari, Groppella di Breganze
⁃ Sasso Bianco: spumante of Vespaiolo grapes, aged 36 months on the lees
⁃ Sasso Nero: spumante of Gruaja grapes, aged 36 months on the lees
👉If you want to taste them send an email to: [email protected] 💥