Ca’ dei Frati company is known since 1782, as recorded in a document that refers “to a house with wine cellar located in Lugana in the Sirmione area, called the place of fruits”.
It was 1939 when Felice Dal Cero, son of Domenico, already a winemaker in Montecchia di Crosara, near Verona, moved exactly in that house, in Lugana di Sirmione, understanding immediately the high winemaking potential of the area. After 30 years of work in the vineyards and in the winery, in 1969 his son Pietro took part in the foundation of the DOC, beginning to bottle his first label of Lugana Casa dei Frati.
Today, with his wife Santa Rosa, the cultural heritage has been handed down to their children Igino, Gian Franco and Anna Maria, who run the company with unchanged passion and determination. The mutual respect, the union of the family, defined roles and the bond with the territory on the shores of Lake Garda, represent the real point of strength of the Dal Cero family. Ca’ dei Frati treasures the past and look at the future through a journey of research and enhancing of what has been achieved in 70 years of winemaking.
