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This wine was produced with the 2020 harvest. Verdiso is an autochthonous vine variety of the Treviso foothills. Its existence is ascertained by a document dated 1788 by which the Abbey of Follina imposed its cultivation to the settlers. The sparkling process starts directly from the must in a single fermentation, in order to maintain the fragrance and primary aromas typical of the first fermentation.
The long maturation on yeasts in autoclaves leads it to be considered a Charmat Lungo.
The perlage is fine and has a soft and fragrant effervescence.
The colour is straw yellow with greenish reflections.
The bouquet is delicate, but very ample, reminiscent of citrus fruits and white flowers.
The taste is dry, and the aftertaste recalls the scents perceived by the nose together with a strong acidity and persistence in the mouth.
Serving temperature: 6-8 °C.
Pairing: excellent as an aperitif, with sausages and soft cheeses, but its best organoleptic characteristics stand out when paired with both baked and grilled fish dishes.

The grape harvest is a very important moment for our winery and completes the work we have done in the vineyards throughout the whole year. It is the phase in which grapes are harvested before starting the transformation process and the making of wine.
It is not just harvesting for us, it is the selection – strictly by hand – of the best grape clusters that can ensure a high-quality level of wine.

Harvesting must be done in a particular period, when the level of sugar and acidity is optimal and grapes are ripe and rich in aromas. Other factors that come into play when choosing the right time for harvesting are the climate and the variety of grapes to be picked: each grape variety has specific characteristics and timing that must be followed precisely.
Nature marks the time of ripening and all we have to do at the Salatin winery is to correctly decode the right moment!

We are very bound to tradition and harvesting is a celebration for us. We are all in the vineyards in those days because our work is teamwork: some of us pick the grapes and put them in the wooden boxes, others take the boxes and put them in the trailer, others drive the tractor, …
From mid-August to mid-September the entire Salatin family is actively involved in the grape harvest and our children begin to learn about the various characteristics of the grapes, the varieties, scents and their flavours.

The Salatin grape harvest: a job, a social and cultural ritual, experience and knowledge handed down from generation to generation.

The reproductive cycle of the vine fruit takes place from February to September. During these months environmental conditions (climate, weather, humidity, soil, irrigation) influence the formation of the grape.
For this reason, experience, knowledge and study must always be brought into play to improve the organoleptic qualities of the grapes when nature has been less than generous, for example during a season with too much or too little rain.

This year our vineyards have given us a particularly positive fruit set, as our plants of Verdisio, a variety of white grape IGT (Typical Geographical Indication of the Colli Trevigiani) show.
Veneto is a particularly “turbulent” region from a meteorological point of view, with sudden snowfalls or hailstorms alternating with periods of drought, which is also why the growth of the grapes this year is really flourishing.

Flowering is a 9 to 21-day phase in which sunshine and temperature are crucial.
The grapevine flowers are grouped in inflorescences and arranged in an upward facing cluster.
Fertilisation between a male and a female flower* takes place heterologously (the pollen in the male flower fertilises the female flower), anemophilically (carried by the wind) and entomophilically (by pollinating insects such as bees).

Fruit set is a fundamental phase in the biological life cycle and is the period when fertilised flowers become fruit (the berries).
The temperature, climate and nutrients in the soil on which the plant feeds are important for correct growth.
From this moment on, the clusters begin to grow and rotate vertically.

Veraison is the phase in which grape berries develop and acquire their colouring, which differs according to the variety of vine. Until this moment, all the berries are green, then they take on a yellow or red hue. The pulp increases in size, while the skin and seeds remain unchanged, and the berries begin to grow so large that they touch each other.

The ripening period is completed when the grape grows in weight and volume, sugars (fructose and glucose) accumulate, acidity is reduced, the pH is increased, and the consistency of the grape becomes elastic.
In this phase aromatic molecules – aromas – obtained among sugars, acidity, aromas present during ripening (aroma of peach, raspberry, orange blossom, ….) accumulate.
The cluster is now ready to be harvested and transformed into wine.

* some varieties of grapes have hermaphrodite flowers as well as staminiferous (functionally male) or pistilliferous (female).