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MILLE1

LOMBARDY

ABOUT THE WINERY

Mille1 means 1,001 – the length in miles from one end of Italy to the other. Since ancient Rome, this unique country has been at the center of the world for many things, but especially for its culture, of which wine is an integral part. Italy is 1,001 miles of wine terroirs, microclimates, and traditions, all of which have helped to shape and solidify the country’s fame throughout the centuries.

Mille1 is a project of the Pratello winery, which is located on the Morainic hills on the Southwestern slopes of Lake Garda in the province of Lombardy.  Located within the heart of a medieval village of the same name, Pratello has been in the Bertola family for centuries.  Today the winery has evolved into a fully functioning farm and resort.  Focused mainly on indigenous varietals from the region, Pratello farms vineyards across 160 acres according the "Pratello Method." After years of being organic certified, Vicenzo Bertola sought to do more to recognize and protect the biodiversity within the vineyards and ecosystems, as well as focus on environmental compensation for the resources utilized by the winery.  As an agricultural and winemaking philosophy, the Pratello Method takes its cues from organics but uses far less than the minimal amounts of copper and sulphites allowed during the farming and winemaking processes and promotes more focus on biodiversity and renewable resources.  

The grapes for Mille1 come from the hills around Garda Lake, an amphitheater of vineyards on morainic soil that were formed by the expansion and retraction of glaciers thousands of years ago during the last Ice Age. This is a very sunny and constantly breezy area, which guarantees healthy vines and optimal ripening without mildew or disease, even after harvest when a portion of the grapes are left to dry in boxes for the “appassimento” process, a winemaking technique that is traditional to this region. 

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WINERY LOCATION: Pratello, Lombardy (Province of Brescia)
REGION: Garda DOC
VINEYARD LAND: 86 acres
FARMING PRACTICES: Organic (Pratello Method)
GRAPE VARIETIES: Rebo, Corvina and Merlot
WINE STYLES: Dry red
TOTAL WINE PRODUCTION: 140,000 bottles per year
YEAR FOUNDED: 2014
OWNER(S): Vincenzo Bertola
WINEMAKER(S): Vincenzo Bertola

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MILLE1 GARDA ROSSO DOC

Rebo is a cross between Teroldogo and Merlot that was developed in Northern Italy in the 1920's. The varietal is now grown outside the Trentino region. The Pratello winery farms its estate vineyards for the Mille1 wine across three communes in the hills on the Southwestern shores of Lake Garda. The wine is a unique blend of Rebo, Corvina and Merlot, with the Merlot undergoing the appassimento process for 25-30 days.

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Azienda Agricola Pratello, Via Pratello, Padenghe sul Garda, Province of Brescia, Italy

VINEYARD:
Southwestern hills around Lake Garda

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