Masottina

About

There's a particular kind of light that bathes the UNESCO-listed Prosecco Hills between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene.  These long, steep slopes are made up of vineyards, planted on grassed terraces, called ciglioni, which create a patchwork pattern amongst the surrounding forests and small settlements.

It is in these hills, under this light, that the Dal Bianco family of Masottina have been growing Glera grapes for their world-renowned Prosecco for 80 years.
 
Masottina was founded by Epifanio Dal Bianco in 1946 and is now run by his son, Adriano and grandsons Filippo and Federico.

It was Adriano and his brothers who designed and built the Terre di Ogliano winery, built completely underground so as to blend into the hillsides of the UNESCO World Heritage area. 

The naturally low temperatures of the gravity-fed winery minimise energy usage and most of the electricity required is via renewable energy sources.  The environment is also safeguarded by regenerating and purifying wastewater and all viticultural bio-mass from pruning and harvest is channelled back into the company's operations.