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Venice is one of my favorite cities, filled with colorful architecture, gondolas and delicious food and drink.
Wandering around the city, discovering its treasures, tucked into alleyways and piazzas, is one of my passions and I look forward to my trips every year. So, of course I was excited about the day I had planned, during my recent trip, until sitting next to one of my co-workers on the way to the hotel, he gave me something to ponder. How about joining him and two others on a road trip to a winery near Treviso?
Wine or wandering?
It is not often that you are given the chance to go on a spontaneous road trip! A couple of hours later, we were zipping down the highway, ogling the beautiful countryside, on our way to Motta di Livenza.
Our destination, the Trevisan winery, is located about a 45 minute drive from Venice and is a small, family-run business. I was curious, though, why this winery? Surely there were many to visit in the region, probably some larger and more well-known?
My colleague, the instigator of the road trip, had a mission. A good friend of his family is a cousin of the Trevisans and was getting married soon. What not a better present than to visit the friend’s family’s vineyard and bring back wine for his wedding?
Well, I’m not much of a wine drinker, normally preferring beer, but I am always up for an adventure and to assist in the selection of wine for an extraordinary gift? Yes, I couldn’t pass this up!
After a beautiful drive through the Italian countryside, we pulled into the winery property. One of the owners, Michelle, greeted us warmly and showed us the grapes growing at the rear of the property. She explained the different varieties and showed us some that were beginning to ripen.
Moving on, we were shown where the grapes are sorted and crushed and then taken into the warehouse to see the large stainless steel vessels where fermentation takes place.
Finally, we took a seat in the quaint tasting room and began to sample their fare, beginning with two whites, moving on to Prosecco and then finally their reds. Each, truly more delicious than the last!
Our hosts, Roberto and Michelle, were friendly and kind and despite our lack of Italian and their sometimes limited English, made us feel so at home.
After our tasting was complete, not just our road trip leader was walking away with wine…we all were!
An unforgettable experience!
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Cantina Trevisan
- http://www.vinitrevisan.com/inglese/pagine/contatti.htm
- Address: Croce Street, n. 9, 31045 Motta Livenza (TV) – Italy