Emozioni dal Mondo: Merlot & Cabernet insieme

Stefania del Giudice — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:13:52 +0000

Emozioni dal Mondo: Merlot & Cabernet insieme.

The International Oenological Competition was born in 2004 following a series of meetings focusing on Bordeaux Style Wines in Bergamo Wine Production Reality.

Congratulations to Cantina Colli Euganei with these 2 Gold Medals.

Colour: Deep ruby red.
Aroma: Fine and fruity aromas of wild berries, such as cassis and blackberry.
Flavour: Full and round in the mouth, with a good and elegant structure and a long-persistence aftertaste.
Serving Suggestions: Ideal with pasta dishes with flavorful sauces, various types of meat, and long-aged cheeses.

Colour: Ruby red of good intensity.
Aroma: Fruity bouquet.
Flavour: Soft and of long continuity, full and warm, with a long and clean persistence on the finish.
Serving suggestions: Roasted, grilled, or baked meats, and aged cheeses.

Here you find the winners of the last edition of the International Oenological Competition “Emozioni dal Mondo Merlot e Cabernet Insieme”.

Cantina Colli Euganei is situated in the heart of the Veneto region, in the middle of an area that has been dedicated to vine and olive tree growing since ancient times. Today, it is acknowledged by the latest regulations of 2010 as a DOC and DOCG area…
The grapes are grown on the farms of the municipalities of Vo’, Rovolon, Torreglia, Galzignano Terme, Lozzo Atestino, Cinto Euganeo, Arquà Petrarca, Este, Baone, comprising 700 hectares of rows of vines and providing an opportunity to best enhance the character of various wines: from fragrant white wines sweetened by the sun to more intense velvety red wines.
The northern slopes give rise to Serprino wines with their young and bubbly character, enriched with hints of flowers and fruit. The areas most exposed to the sun highlight the balanced sweetness of Fior d’Arancio DOCG, whereas the soils to the south provide full-bodied and intense red wines.
This varied morphological landscape, offering soils with different nutrients, is the perfect habitat for highly prestigious native grape varieties such as Serprina, Moscato Giallo, Moscato Bianco and Pinella, as well as international varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

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Unesco status for Colli Euganei

Petra Pelle — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:20:15 +0000

Unesco status for Colli Euganei

The ‘Colli Euganei’ is a distinctive landscape and produces distinctive wines. Historians believe that wine has been made in the Euganean hills since prehistoric times. But the story starts even earlier, when the region was still a seabed, forming what would become later a layer of limestone and calcareous soils.

A perfect terroir for growing vines. There are over 80 volcanic hills in this area within 200 square kilometers. Thousands of hectares of vineyards are planted in this unique and beautiful landscape. The Merlot grape is the one that is most planted, followed by Cabernet varieties.

Cantina Colli Euganei:

The presence of marine fossils in the Euganean hills were an inspiration for the Cantina Colli Euganei who used illustrations of fossils that were found in the region, for a part of their labels.

Now these labels adorn the red wines Merlot, Cabernet and Rosso and the white wines Bianco, Pinot Bianco and Pinot Grigio.

The white wines also share the volcanic character of the area, showing structure, texture and a good acidity. The volcanic soils give the wines a mineral note.

Labels for Merlot, Cabernet and Rosso from Cantina Colli Euganei:

Labels for Bianco, Pinot Grigio delle Venezie and Pinot Bianco from Cantina Colli Euganei:

Click on the labels for more information about the wines

Also for a Spumante Extra Dry the Cantina Colli Euganei can be contacted, they offer a Prosecco within the same label range.

One last wine to complete the card for distinguishing features of the Euganean hills is the Serprino. Serprino comes from the Glera grape, known in the Euganean hills as Serprina. Serprino is a perfect accompanier for fish or light first courses.

Serprino Spumante Brut

For more information about the Cantina Colli Euganei, please click on the button and you will be redirected to their website

Unesco List of World Biodiversity Reserves

The Euganean hills recently (June 2024) have been included in the Unesco List of World Biodiversity Reserves, exemplary places where economic, social and cultural development benefits from respect for the ecosystem and biodiversity .

This recognition will help to make the beautiful wines more and more known to the world.

The president of the Consorzio Tutela Colli Euganei, Gianluca Carraro concludes: “Our vineyards cover a considerable area (…) of more than 3000 hectares, and contribute to the protection and preservation of the land. (…) Producers engage in water, forest and soil management, a vital role in light of the climate changes that are evident.

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Emozioni dal Mondo: Merlot & Cabernet insieme

Unesco status for Colli Euganei

Unesco status for Colli Euganei

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