Bonotto Delle Tezze

Located just 65 Km from historical Venice in the village of Tezze which is located on the left bank of the Piave River south of the town of Conegliano, the “distrettuali” Bonotto delle Tezze have been making wine, cultivating crops, raising cattle and trading in grain since 1400. From the 16th century the family started to manage land, including that of the Cistercian abbey of ‘Santa Maria di Lova

dina’ and the Augustinian’s ‘Santa Maria degli Angeli’, eventually purchasing the land from the church. The 18th and 19th century were dominated by the production of silk and the making of wine became our principle function after the collapse of the areas silk industry in the mid 20th century. Many of the historical villa’s in the area were damaged during this period although the Villa Bonotto was one the few in the area which suffered minimal damage. The village of Tezze is also home to the Commonwealth graveyard were most of those who lost their lives during the conflict are buried. The end of the fighting is celebrated every year and some years with groups of the descendants of veterans of the conflict attending. The winery today combines our historical 17th century villa and granary with the new cellar which was built in 2004. The new cellar, using a unique energy saving underground cooling system, hosts our oak barrels and casks as well as our stainless steel vats and is one of the most technologically advanced cellars in the area and our historical cellar hosts our traditional cement vats as well as some of our oak casks. The combination of old and new work together in perfect harmony and we feel that neither could not function without the other. From generation to generation, father to son, the Bonotto family have handed down the secrets of their wine making skills with each new generation adding their own unique style and knowledge. We are grateful to our land which has made it possible to make these special wines and thus treat our land with the up most respect so that our sons and daughters may continue making wines in the Bonotto tradition.