Pasqua

Pasqua in Moscow. The Pasqua Export Team is working in Moscow at the 11th edition of #Vinitaly Russia to be held at the SwissHotel Krasnye Holmy. This is an important event to promote Italian Wines in one of the most promising altough challenging new market. In one day, visitors could attend masterclasses, workshop, B2B mmetings and traditional Walk Around Tasting.

Pasqua is proud to present some of its finest wines such as Amarone Famiglia Pasqua 2011.

The story of Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine starts in Verona, in 1925 when the Pasqua brothers establish a production activity of Veneto wines. The company quickly grows within the Italian wine sector; during the 1940s it starts investing in vineyards and, shortly after, deploys a technologically advanced bottling plant.

The second generation – brothers Carlo, Giorgio and Umberto, still at the helm of the company today – brings about new ventures and the opening of foreign markets. Pasqua starts to export Italian wines and wine culture to Europe and to the world. 
In the 1980s Cecilia Beretta is established: an agricultural estate and viticultural research centre now co-operating with the most important Italian universities on projects related to vines, grape varieties and grafting techniques. 
At the start of the 21st century, a brand-new winery is built at the heart of the family-owned vineyards: a resource fully oriented to the advancement and perfecting of cultivation and fining techniques.

The winery stands out as a testimony to the deep bond connecting the company and the family with the Veneto territory.

San Felice vineyard 

Grape row orientation: north-south
Soil: alluvial origin clay-calcareous soil 
Implantation year: 1993
Grape variety: Corvina, Rondinella, Croatina, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Vine training system: guyot

The San Felice vineyard lies around the winery of the same name, in a district of Montorio, a few kilometers north-east of Verona. It forms part of the narrow strip of vineyards (about 12 km long) which goes by the name of Valpantena.

There are various hypotheses regarding the origin of this name: some say that it derives from that of the Pantena stream that flows for some 30 km along the valley, others maintain rather more fancifully that the name comes from Greek and translate Valpantena as “the valley of all gods”, referring to the domestic deities of the Roman nobles who once colonized the zone, attracted by its beautiful and eminently hospitable setting.

Villa Borghetti vineyards in Valpolicella

Grape row orientation: north-south
Exposure: east/south-east
Soil: clay soil with morainal origin 
Implantation year: 1998
Grape variety: Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone, Molinara 
Vine training system: guyot

The Villa Borghetti vineyards are located at Valgatara, a little hamlet in the municipality of Marano in the heart of the Valpolicella Classico zone, some 15 km from Verona. According to some academics, the origin of this name derives from Latin and can be translated as “valley of many (polys) wineries (cellae)”; the history of grape-growing seems to go back to the V century b.C.

During the Roman period, the “vinum Rhaeticum”, indicated by Pliny as native of this area, was appreciated by poets such as Virgil and Martial, was aged in amphoras and was the preferred wine by Emperor Augustus.

This is an area traversed by many streams and lies at an altitude varying between 70 and 400 m above sea level. The influence of the Lessini Mountains, the Dolomites and Lake Garda gives this zone a mild, temperate climate. The soil is rich in minerals, and is made up mainly of limestone, with areas of basaltic tuff.

The Villa Borghetti vineyards, dedicated to native grape varieties such as Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, surround the 17th century villa of that name, whose ground-plan remains the typical one of local country homes, with buildings arrayed around a courtyard.

Mizzole vineyard

Grape row orientation: north-south/east-west to avoid grape extra-exposure to sun 
Exposure: east/south-east
Soil: calcareous with presence of volcanic basalts 
Implantation year: 1980-1990
Grape variety: Corvina, Rondinella, Oseleta, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot 
Vine training system: guyot and pergola (in the older part)

The Mizzole vineyard is located in Valpantena, in the Mizzole Valley, which is traversed by the Fibbio river and has its origin in Montorio area. The valley is carachterized by several mountain plates and a continuous interchange of hills and plains that make this area particularly suitable for grape growing. A megalith (menhir) standing above the vineyard dates back to the prehistoric era. Such megaliths were usually located in holy places endowed with a peculiar energy, connected to emotions and rituals.

Montorio castle vineyard 

Grape row orientation: east-west/north-south 
Exposure: south
Soil: calcareous with presence of vulcanic basalts 
Implantation year: 1980-1990
Grape variety: Corvina, Corvinone, Molinara Nera, Merlot
Vine training system: guyot

The vineyard is located under the suggestive medieval Montorio Castle which was part of the massive defensive system of the area. Emperor Otto III donated the Castle to the San Zeno Monastery in 995. In the XII century the Castle was considered as the keystone of the fortified complex built to defend the plains surrounding Verona. In the higher part of the vineyard, some ruins of an ancient Roman wall could suggest the presence of a housing unit on the hill.

Matteranetta vineyard

Grape row orientation: east-west/north-south 
Soil: alluvial-pebbled
Implantation year: 1998
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Vine training system: guyot

It is located near the San Felice vineyard, halfway between Montorio and San Martino Buon Albergo. 
Its name derives from an Abbess dated XIII century named Mater Anna. The nearby Villa Mattarana was built in the XV century and still hosts frescos by the celebrated artist Paolo Caliari “Il Veronese”.

Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine has a long, consolidated history in the production ofItaly and Veneto quality wines and is among market leaders both in Italy and abroad. After nearly a century of activity, the company has strengthtened its position on the international scenario as a name of excellence with a well-establishedwinemaking tradition, carrying the flag of Italy’s wine culture worldwide.

Tradition, innovation, quality, research, passion: key values that have been passed from generation to generation within the Pasqua Family and are narrated today through native wines from the Veneto region as well as other great Italian wines with DOC, DOCG and IGT quality designation, distributed across all continents.

A shared and consolidated entrepreneurial culture gives Pasqua the unique opportunity to look back to the past as an inspiration to advance with continuousinnovation, research and learning.