Wine in Venice Celebrates Excellent Wine-making

2023 has just started with an extremely important wine event. The Wine in Venice exhibition celebrated the best 20 wineries from 20 Italian Regions, picked according to their sustainability and innovation practices.

Terre di Ger was the sole winery from Friuli Venezia Giulia selected for the event. Wine-tasting, masterclasses and talks were held in the Palazzo della Scuola Grande di Santa Maria di Misericordia, between the 28th and 30th of January, three days dedicated to developing wine culture and knowledge.   

Innovation, Ethics, Sustainability, these are three cornerstones that help us coping with the present. They are necessary to bring about change and put mankind and the environment at the centre of our action. Wine and earth, wine and territory, wine and mankind, these are all core values that help our wine-making in a healthy and honest way.    

Terre di Ger was present at the event, presenting its wines obtained from resistant grape varieties that require far less spraying in the field. A recent study conducted in Friuli has shown that fewer phytosanitary treatments – beside the clear benefits both for echosystems and consumers – also correspond to 38% less CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. 

We have started this new endeavour with the aim of standing out from the highly industrialized viticulture of our region and heading towards a long-term wine-making alternative that is harder to achieve, but far more gratifying. The Wine in Venice exhibition has been the celebration of all these brave wineries that, just like us, have emerged around Italy. 

One masterclass, in particular, has been really interesting, the title was “Wineyard Italia, the Best Examples in the North”. Our Caliere Rosso 2020 has been the only PIWI wine cited in the masterclass and it has been described as “a ripened cherry juice…”. PIWI wines have now emerged as top quality wines, dispelling all doubts and critiques coming from those who are still afraid of these promising alternatives to traditional wines. 

A round of applause goes to all the organizers and professionals that took part in the event.

PIWI Wines Event in Venice

Venice Events, Maria Botter and Angela Merati held the first national event dedicated to PIWI wines in Venice last weekend. 30 wineries growing resistant grape varieties participated in the event, representing the many wine makers that have been investing on this safe wine-making, beyond organic farming.

The event took place in the prestigious Carlton Hotel on the Grand Canal in Venice.

Our winery was present, representing Friuli Venezia Giulia, with three wines: Feltro Bianco 2021 (Mach Foundation Best Wine Award 2022), Caliere Rosso 2020 (Mach Foundation Best Wine Award 2022), and Limine 2020 our exclusive white wine.

Many wine enthusiasts, journalists and wine experts joined the event. A big hug goes to Luca Gonzato as well, probably the best ambassador for this kind of wines with his blog full of precious information and educational material. Two masterclass was held during the event, both presented by FISAR sommeliers, and our Caliere Rosso has been selected as the only red wine.

A discussion panel also took place, at the presence of PIWI International President Alexander Morandel and Regional PIWI Italia presidents. The promotion of PIWI Italia to represent the movement at the national level has been discussed, along with cooperation with other European Nations, towards shared goals such as a sustainable wine-making and the recognition of these grape varieties.

The success of the event will push future events next year both in Cortina d’Ampezzo and in Milan.

So we will see you there soon!

Limine Bianco Terre di Ger.

Terre di Ger at La Vuelta

Running from Saturday 14 August 2021 to Sunday 5 September 2021, La Vuelta 2021 will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3.417,7 km.

  • 8 flat stages (2 with high-altitude finales)
  • 4 hilly stages
  • 7 mountain stages
  • 2 individual time-trial stages
  • 2 rest days

This is the detailed program for the riders among the sunny landscapes and the wild north.

Starting from Burgos, moving to the South, the stunning coast between Alicante and Rincon de la Vitoria. Then slowly the stages go to the centre of Spain to Cordoba.

The show starts on the north with the legendary Lagos de Covadonga as the topic of the third week.

The final stage takes place at Santiago de Compostela, this year the end is far from Madrid.

We have our BORA-hansgrohe team selection: Benedetti Cesare, Gamper Patrick, Großschartner Felix,  Laas Martin, Meeus Jordi, Palzer Toni, Schachmann Max, Zwiehoff Bem. For the GC Felix could confirm the positive results of last year, while for the sprints Jordi will play his cards. Max is free to win stages.

We say welcome to Toni Palzer, just his first three weeks race, maybe he will climb as he’s been doing in winter on the mountains.

Good luck and fingers crossed to all of them.

We support with massive enthusiasm and in cooperation with BORA Cooking System we introduce the Vuelta Labels special edition.

Pre-order, contact us!

Tour de France 2021

Tour de France 2021 is starting from Britanny’s most well known city of Brest on June 26. Britanny is also known as la Terre de Vèlo, where cycling is the most popular leisure activity.

3414,4 Km from the windy North-East across the whole France down to Tignes on the Alpes, to Caracassonne and Andorra, on the Pyrénées up to the final stage on the Champs Elysée in Paris.

The yellow Grande Boucle will keep us company through exicitng days untill July 18. We wish good luck to our very own Peter Sagan, Wilko Kelderman, Emanuel Buchmann, Ide Schelling, Patrick Konrad, Daniel Oss, Nils Politt and Lukas Pöstlberger.

We are going to celebrate every day with our special edition BORA-Tour de France bottles and we will make a toast to our riders’ great undertakings.

Terre di Ger new e-Shop starts with Giro d’Italia

This year’s Giro d’Italia is back to its natural springtime collocation in May’s colorful and warmer days.

We are back too! And we are supporting our partners BORA-hansgrohe: the squad is ready to start, with Peter Sagan as the team captain and all the Italian team members including Matteo Fabbro, Daniel Oss, Giovanni Aleotti and Cesare Benedetti.

Great News!

This year we are also launching our brand-new e-commerce website, featuring many labels designed in cooperation with  BORA Cooking System and their best Chefs!

All subscribers to Terre di Ger’s newsletter will get 10% discount on all “Bora Edition” products until 30 May 2021.

Follow us on our social media platforms to get fresh news about the next three weeks of Giro d’Italia. There will be also a special contest and a take-over with the team during the Cortina stage, riding across our vineyards and our winery.

The first 5 subscribers with a minimum order of 70 € will be awarded with the beautiful photo book Boys’n’ Bikes.

Merry Christmas and let’s start again!

The love for cycling meets our job perfectly: constantly in contact with nature, in the vineyards and orchards. The rider’s job is somehow similar to being a farmer. He works alone in every season, adapting to the environment and being part of it.

We’ve happily welcomed Peter Sagan and Team Bora-hansgrohe squad. We have spent a relaxing and easy day away from the media’s attention, in Terre di Ger’s vineyards and in the winery, chatting as friends.

It was great to spend time together and we would like to thank Ralph Denk for this opportunity.

We seize the opportunity to wish you all a Happy Christmas, in the hope that everything will start again at best.

Gianni and Robert Spinazzè

Giro d’Italia 2020 Special Labels

Welcome to Italy!

Starting from Saturday 3 October to Sunday 25 October, the Pink Race will be running along the streets of the Italian peninsula. 

After the great performance at Tour the France, here we are once again supporting Bora-Hansgrohe Procycling Team which we have been sponsoring with great passion and enthusiasm. 

Our team leader, three time World Champion Peter Sagan, will be fighting for the Maglia Ciclamino as the leader of the points classification, while Rafal Majka and Patrick Konrad are squad’s top men for the overall classification. 3,498 Km from Monreale to Milano and many occasions to lift the glasses and celebrate their wins. 

Of course, we would like to give you ALL the chance of celebrating in style together with us and our team during the race. Together with our partner Bora Cooking System we have created a Giro d’Italia special edition of our red, white and sparkling wines.

Special labels with all three jerseys on them. 

Prosecco Extra Dry
Fresh and crispy “sparkling white wine” with typical flavours of pear and green apple. Ideal for aperitif. €6,5/btl

Bio Caliere
Light “red wine” produced from “piwi varieties” with soft tannins and flavours of strawberry and raspberry. Very good as aperitif and ideal with starter dishes. €7/btl

Bio Arconi
Fresh “white wine” produced from “piwi varieties” with delicate flavours of fruit like green apple and grapefruit. Very good as aperitif and ideal for meal. €7/btl

ORDER HERE | *SHIPPING CHARGE TO BE ADDED

Italian Flag Prosecco celebrates Davide Formolo’s unforgettable season

A special edition of Terre di Ger’s Prosecco celebrates italian cycling champion Davide Formolo after an unforgettable season with Bora Hansgrohe.

Davide Formolo and his fun-club have celebrated the end of 2019 cycling season in Marano di Valpolicella, on last October 10. A limited edition of Terre di Ger’s Prosecco was dedicated to the new Italian Road Cycling Champion who won the championship last june in Borgo Val di Taro.

This was not only the end of Davide’s cycling season but also the end of an intense two-years long adventure with team Bora Hansgrohe during which Davide has lightened up many races thanks to his brilliance and perseverance. Davide has been so nice and polite during these years that a friendship has developed between us and him, a bond that goes beyond our sponsorship. This is why the limited edition labels make us so proud of supporting him: most of all we look back at the podium of the Italian Cycling Championships, while he was singing the Italian anthem after that unforgettable, solo victory.

Thanks for everything, dear Davide! And good luck for your future career!

Terre di Ger at Pordenone Legge

Pordenone Legge is one of the most awaited events in Friuli region. Between on reading event and the next you will be welcomed at Alla Catina restaurant where you will be able to taste Terre di Ger’s wines discovering Chef Carlo Nappo’s haute cuisine.

From 18 to 22 Semptember the XX edition of Pordenone Legge book fair will take place, involving the city with events and readings. At Alla Catina Restaurant you will fine Chef Carlo Nappo’s creativity and haute cuisine, here is a sensory journey accompanied by Terre di Ger wines.

Beef tartare and Pinot Grigio

Exotic Salad & Chardonnay

Tortellacci and Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso

Pistacchio Parfait & Prosecco

The Chef

Carlo Nappo has a long time experience in prestigious restaurants and starred cuisine. He has worked as a Chef in France and Italy. Since 2004 he has transformed the historical pizza-restaurant Alla Catina together with Tonino Palumbo and Vincenzo Cioffi. In 2015 he opened “Il Podere dell’Angelo”, a restaurant immersed in nature where high quality food is mixed with passion and hospitality, according to Carlo Nappo’s own philosophy: “matter, soul and heart”.

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