WELCOME TO THE WINERY

Nicoletta & Riccardo ( Alias Niki & Riki )

Since 2012 we started a path of renovation of oenological techniques and practices for our historic winery.

Every year our range of wines gets better and expands. Every day we put effort to cultivate the vineyards and assist the maturation process of our wines with the maximum attention.

We love to share this passion with the visitors, who especially come to spend an evening based on good drinking and wine culture.

Our wines production is entirely done in the winery of Dofine, the best grapes are handpicked, placed in small boxes and then carried to the winery for the process of the vinification.

Pinot Grigio is the first type of grape harvested, and it is usually produced in the second half of August, when the weather is still very hot. The harvesting starts in the early morning to guarantee the perfect state of the grapes, still fresh from the night.

The boxes are positioned in the refrigeration room, allowing the product to reach a temperature between 10 and 12 degrees Celsius, then we proceed with the soft pressing and then the process continues with the fermentation.

Moscato giallo is the second type of wine harvested. It is firstly destemmed and kept to maceration with its skin for few hours and then it is drawn off and finally led into fermentation.

During the month of September there is the harvesting of red grapes: Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, Raboso Veronese and Raboso Piave. After the destemming and crushing, red grapes macerate in the fermentino with constant repassing for few days before being racked.

The fermentations of the red wines are all spontaneously activated with indigenous rising agents, the quantity of sulphites is low, and they are filtered softly with a bag filtration system. The depuration of the wine occurs with a repeated decanting process.

A quote of Merlot, at the end of the fermentation and decantation which happens in February, is transferred in the barrique to age for 1 year.

February is important also for the assembling of the Bordolese, which is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet, a mix from the most recent harvesting and the previous year’s production.