Mongarda Prosecco Col Fondo 2022

The Mongarda story began back in 1978, when Bruno Tormena decided to dedicate himself full-time to the career of winemking. As a youngster he learned the art of vine cultivation while working with his grandfather in family vineyards in the locality of Mongarda, from which the estate takes its name. Now it’s his son Martino who runs the show. But instead of let his dad’s legacy fall by the wayside, he has taken things up a few notches and they are making arguably the best wines ever at the estate. Martino’s big thing is what seems to be everyone’s big thing right now – intensifying the commitment to the land and making sure all practices are part of their 100% certified organic farming certification guidelines.

Mongarda has 5 hectares of woods and 12.5 hectares of vines, spread between the villages of Col San Martino, Farra di Soligo, Miane, and Valdobbiadene. This is in the heart of the Valdobbiadene-Conegliano Prosecco Superiore zone.

The winery is fortunate or unfortunate to have vineyards that are on extreme slopes with old vines and poor, rocky soils, a situation which forces them to be worked manually. It almost doubles the time one would spend doing normal activities, but the extra dedication and attention to detail has paid off tremendously.

The main variety is, of course, Glera, but the Tormena family has also kept the local heirlooms of Perera, Verdiso, Bianchetta, and Boschera, which are interspersed through the parcels and co-harvested and co-fermented with the Glera. This is some of the best, small-production Prosecco you’re going to find.