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The Danese family founded a wine business in the early fifties in the tiny town of Roncà, in the Soave DOC and Monti Lessini Durello DOC areas. It began as a traditional wine merchant business. In 80, in order to meet international demand of bottled wine, Danese invested the first production facility. In 90, Danese invested new production equipments. The modern winery houses all elements of the winemaking process – crushing, fermentation, bottling and commercial office.
Annual production is about 12 mln bottles a year.
Cellar's capacity : 60,000 hectolitres.
Cellar's surface : 6,562 Square meters.

Vineyard : The hill range of Monte Lessini dominates the plains of the Verona and Vicenza provinces and defines the climate of the entire hill and foothill areas.
LESSINI MOUNTAINS  have a volcanic soil that provides the grapes with a distinctive minerality, that can’t be found elsewhere. This area is Durella’s home. Durella is an Italian autochthonous grape variety, known for its high acidity. It was found that it has been produced since the 18th century. Lessini Durello is an expressive sparkling white wine with a minimum of 85% Durella and made in two versions; Spumante, which is made the Martinotti-Charmat method and Spumante Riserva, which is made traditional method.
The SOAVE DOC production zone is situated in the eastern part of the hills in the province of Verona around of the town of Soave. The wines of the Soave DOC feature the Garganega grape, either alone, or blended with up to 30% Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay
 or Trebbiano di Soave. Evidence of wine-growing in the Soave area dates back to ancient times, and this famous wine has accompanied man through the millennia since earliest history.