Wine Tasting - Wine Tours in Italy

For ‘Spring of Prosecco’ series, we suggest a couple of events in the Prosecco area, started on May 5 and run through May 14.

In the town Combai is taking place “E’ Verdiso” from 5 to 14 May 2006.
It is a festival devoted to the authoctonous vine Verdiso.
An opportunity to get acquainted with all the different local Verdiso wines: still, semi-sparkling, full sparkling and “passito”.

The city of Vittorio Veneto is hosting a typical local Wine exhibition (from May 05 to 14).
From the city centre, the exhibition reaches the museums of its historical centres Ceneda and Serravalle and their characteristic taverns, where it is possible to taste traditional local dishes and wines.

The Spring of Prosecco 2006 complete calendar (Source: PrimaveraProsecco.it)

Vidor 04 - 19/03
Santo Stefano 18/03 - 02/04
Guia 25/03 - 09/04
Col S. Martino 25/03 - 17/04
San Giovanni 31/03 -09/04
Villa di Cordignano 08 - 17/04
S. Pietro di Barbozza 15- 25/04
Miane 21/04 - 07/05
Saccol 22/04 - 01/05
Fregona 21/04 - 01/05
Refrontolo 22/04 - 07/05
Combai 05 - 14/05
Vittorio Veneto 05 - 14/05
S. Pietro di Feletto 27/05 - 04/06
Conegliano 11/06
Jesolo 1-2/07

Spring of Prosecco is a series of wine exhibits and festivals scheduled from March through June in the land famed for the production of Prosecco wine.
The area involved, is a strip of land in the north of the Marca Trevigiana, in Veneto, about 50 km north of Venice. (See on the map)

These spring feasts of wine mark the formal presentation to the public of the last vintage wines.
The wines which are celebrated are not only the well-known Prosecco and Cartizze Doc, but also many other jewels of the local oenology like the Refrontolo Passito Doc, Torchiato, Colli di Conegliano and Verdiso. (Source)

A tour in this land offer a chance to appreciate the Altamarca wines and the opportunity to enjoy landscapes and sightseeing that spring makes even more rich in charm and atmospheres.

- The Prince of the area: Prosecco of Conegliano Valdobbiadene

DOC wine since 1969, Prosecco is a white, including three types: still, semi-sparkling and fully sparkling.
The dry variety has a pleasantly bitter taste with a light body, is particularly

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