The Bisol reality, wine producers in Valdobbiadene for five centuries. Testimony that firmly places the Bisol family in the heart of the Prosecco and Cartizze production zone i.e. the land known as “Chartice” – Today's prestigious Cartizze hills – can be found as far back as the XVI century. Numerous references to the family have been made through the centuries leaving us with no doubt as to the permanence of Bisol's forefathers in the area of Valdobbiadene up to 1542 when a historical reference affirming Bisol as a grape-growing and wine producing family can be found: Eliseo Bisol gives life to a small but flowering business.
Only the brutality of the first world war would temporarily halt the progress of the business – in fact, the area around Valdobbiadene became the frontline for the opposing Austria-Hungary and Italian forces – in spite of everything, the viticulture business of the Bisol family once again gained strength in the middle 1920's thanks to Desiderio Bisol, the son of Eliseo. After the second world war Desiderio - or Jeio, as he was affectionately called by his wife – assigned different roles in the company to each of his four sons according to their educational formation: Antonio took care of administration, Eliseo was responsible for oenology, Aurelio took over the running of the vineyards while Claudio became general manager of the company.
From that moment on the growth in quality of the company has been closely linked to the experimentation of new techniques in the vineyards, all necessary to the aim of producing top quality wines. As the current president of the company Antonio Bisol recalls, “my father Desiderio was acutely sensitive to product quality and always tried to buy the best plots, the most expensive and steepest and therefore the most difficult to work, but it was that very steepness and composition which made them ideal for nurturing Glera grapes”.
Bisol is a name intrinsically associated with the history of Prosecco. Their tradition is intimately linked to the Valdobbiadene territory by roots that stretch back to 1542, when the Bisol family first began cultivating grapes. Today, Gianluca Bisol is the acting president and CEO and his brother, Desiderio, holds the position of Chief Enologist and Technical Director. Together they demonstrate a profound passion and respect for the culture of their land. In fact, Bisol has optimized wine production potential from the very well-suited Valdobbiadene hills and is expressed in a collection of superlative labels, which are distinguished for their freshness and elegance.
The Bisol family personally cultivates more than 20 vineyards located in the best suited areas of wine production. A jewel in this collection is the vineyard located on the top of the Cartizze hill; the most expensive vineyard for the production of sparkling wine in the world. The Bisol viticultural methods focuses on the health of the vines and environmental sustainability thanks to their conscientious agronomic management policy.
Their enological method aims to minimize the technical work in the winery by applying very precise control over every single phase of production. The vinification of grapes of each individual vineyard is done separately allowing the Prosecco, a wine noted for its delicacy, to express itself differently according to the composition of the soil. This results in wines that exalt freshness, elegance and classical aromas, both fruity and floral.
This is how the history of a territory is transferred into every bottle of Cru Bisol. Prosecco is a symbol of the tradition, where only the art and the tenacity of the heroic vine growers can endure the hardship of the “hand made” process. The search for excellence continues according to rigorous and advance.