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Foodexplore offers you an online wine shop with a selection of the best Italian wineries which reflect our philosophy: niche and high-quality products, produced with great respect of the environment. Italy is the country with the highest number of local grapes varietes in the world ( more than 350). Local grapes varieties are extremely important for the Italian wine-growing and wine-making scene and that is why Italy differentiates itself from any other wine-producing countries. Since every single variety has its own peculiarities, in each glass of wine you taste you will find unique and typical features thanks to the many types of territories, lands and climates. The most famous varieties which let the world know about Italian wines during the course of history are Sangiovese, used for Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti; Nebbiolo for the Barolo and also Barbaresco, Zibibbo used for the Passito di Pantelleria; Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella wich made up the well-known Amarone della Valpolicella. On Foodexplore you will find the most famous wineries and the best wines which made the history of the Italian wine scene. You will also discover with us new and small producers of great wines.


Vigna Dorata is a winery that produces the famous Franciacorta wine. Vigilio Rocco founded Vigna Dorata in 1989 and called that because the Chardonnay vineyard that you meet going up the road to get to the winery produces gold color grapes. The estate is made by 6 hectares divided in Chardonnay, Pinot Noir for Franciacorta and white wines and Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Nebbiolo for the production of red. The type of wine which occupies more than 70% of the production is the Franciacorta in its types, satèn, Rosé, Brut and Extra Brut. Today Vigna Dorata manages 6 hectares of vineyard producing about 70,000 bottles.

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