Santa Margherita Santa Margarita Rive Superieur Prosecco

When you hear Santa Margherita, you probably think of our iconic Pinot Grigio. While were proud to have led an entire generation of Italian white wines with this inspiring and much-loved favorite, theres a lot more to our story. Santa Margherita represents the best of tradition, innovation, a passion for authentic and enjoyable wines, and respect for the people and the lands that produces them.Over 80 years ago, Count Gaetano Marzotto led the revitalization of an abandoned portion of the Venetian countryside. Here, where rivers from the alps cut through the sun-drenched hills on their winding way to the Mediterranean shore, he created much-needed farmlands and restored traditional wine-making in what had been a region of fine vineyards since the time of the Roman Empire. Employing new agricultural science and a commitment to the needs of the Italian people, Marzotto gave this labor of love the name of his dear wife Margherita, and the first piece in the mosaic of Santa Margherita was set.Since then, Santa Margherita has grown to encompass vineyards across Italy, from the Veneto to Tuscany, producing distinctive, authentic wines of deep tradition and regional character. Our wines are crafted for the evolving tastes of todays fine wine lovers, and we invite you to pair the people and foods in your life with the Pinot Grigio we made famous, our brilliant Prosecco, our complex Chianti Classico Riserva or our delicate Sparkling Ros.We hold our entire organization to the highest levels of social responsibility and environmental sustainability while remaining committed to our Italian heritage. As we continue to thrive and expand, the truest measure of our success is being welcomed and enjoyed by you, today.

Alcohol percentage: 11.5

Tasting Notes

100% GleraFounded in 1935 by Gaetano Marzotto, Santa Margherita was named after Gaetanos much loved wife, Margherita. Steeped in a history of making Prosecco as far back as 1952, Santa Margherita gained its iconic status when it became among the first Italian Pinot Grigio to be vinified as a monovarietal, off its copper-colored skins enhancing its fruity freshness and bringing out the wines enormous versatility at the table. The illustration on the label is of the historic Villa Marzotto, which was subsequently bequeathed to the town of Portogruaro, an hours drive from Venice.Within the Prosecco Superiore DOCG is a collection of crus called Rive which represents a higher quality and very rare subcategory in the Prosecco region. In the local dialect, Rive means a very favorable site on a steep slope. The wines can only be made from a single village, are vintage dated and must be hand harvested. There are currently 43 villages established on the basis of soil studies by the Conegliano School of Enology that can qualify as Rive.Our Rive estate is planted on 10 hectares, where we keep a thick cover crop to slow down vegetative growth (by absorbing early spring water) and to help prevent erosion from the steep slopes. Trained to a double arch cane called cappucina, the acidity in the wine here is a result of the elevation and the 15 to 20C swing in temperature from day to night.Rich aromas of peach and acacia blossom with rennet apple and pear. Invigorating with a long, multi-layered finish. While many think of sparkling as separate from wine, a more intense offering like Santa Margheritas Rive di Refrontolo can be an effective pairing throughout your evening from starters like korean pork belly in lettuce wraps, to mains like black bass with herb butter.