THE GARDA DOC CONSORTIUM TAKES ACCOUNT OF THE 2023 HARVEST

The harvest of the grapes has also been completed in the Garda Doc territory, which closes a vintage, 2023, which despite its complexity can be defined as surprising. “ The balance we can draw at the end of the harvest – says the President of the Garda DOC Consortium Paolo Fiorini – is absolutely positive considering the great climatic heterogeneity that our producers had to face during the year. Even though we are faced with an extremely varied and diversified territory, such as that protected by the Garda Doc Consortium, we can say that a relatively dry first part of the year was followed by a rainy June and July, characterized by extreme climatic events, including hailstorms in the lower area of Lake Garda which put our winemakers to the test. This was then followed by a hot and dry summer with heat waves and finally a warm and sunny September and early October which allowed the grapes to ripen as best as possible, particularly with regards to the late varieties, both white and red grapes. Black. This has allowed the winemakers to harvest extremely healthy grapes, with excellent acidity and with qualitative characteristics of absolute importance ”. A climate of optimism, therefore, is felt among the Garda producers who, also thanks to the positive outcome of the harvest just concluded, predict a 2023 vintage that will be remembered for extremely distinctive wines recognizable for their softness, freshness and minerality.

THE GARDA DOC CONSORTIUM

A hilly area with unique landscape characteristics, between Lombardy and Veneto, protected by the mountains and overlooking the largest basin in Italy: here, between the provinces of Brescia, Mantua and Verona, lies the DOC Garda, a wine production area in where the special climatic conditions have shaped the qualities of the different grape species that grow there over time and, still, determine their peculiarities. Recognized for the first time in 1996 with the aim of enhancing the varietal wines produced in the 10 historic production areas of the Garda area, the DOC Garda is a denomination guided by a strong spirit of innovation, capable, over the years, of evolving into based on consumer needs, while respecting a product that has very ancient origins here. Having obtained ministerial recognition in 2015 and operating erga omnes since 2016, today the Garda Doc Consortium represents 250 users of the denomination, giving voice and promoting one of the most precious food and wine excellences in Italy.