
The 2009 grape harvest is among the best ever, say Fantinel experts. In fact cellar manager Gianni Campo Dall’Orto says there have been only a couple of equally good years since 1976 to the present.
It was the year 2001 and Bibenda AIS Roma hosted La Dolce Sfida (“Sweet Challenge”) a thought-provoking event that Marco Fantinel devised to unite Hungary and Italy in the name of Tocai.
“We are very pleased about getting the Prosecco DOC appellation,” declares Marco Fantinel, chairman of the Group which can now be included amongst the leading Prosecco DOC producers