Monte del Frà - Custoza | Custoza DOC
White wine | Italy, VENETO | 2023
€9.26
7.65
excl. VAT
Specifications
Serving temperature
10-12 °C
Year
2023
Type
White wine
Country
Italy
Storage (years)
+ 2-3
Volume
0.75
Grape & craft
Region
VENETO
Grape varieties
Garganega, Trebbiano Toscano, Cortese
Viticulture
Traditional
Flavour profile
Food pairing
Pizza | Appetizer snack | Risotto | Pasta | Aperitif
About Az. Monte del Frá
On the hills near Sommacampagna, between Custoza and Staffalo, there is a wine estate surrounded by the moraine hills of Lake Garda. The estate was founded as a monastery by friars from Santa Maria Della Scala, who grew their own food to live off-the land in perpetuity. But they also made wine, which is how their legacy keeps living on today. Almost two centuries later, in 1958, Massimo Bonomo rented two rooms and the adjacent fields. His family opened a Frasca, a typical Venetian bulk wine shop. They made wine and grew peaches, strawberries, and wheat.
Then, on August 8, 1988, the big turnaround: Massimo Bonomo's sons, Eligio and Claudio, decided to turn their father's business around. They converted all family lands into vineyards and established the Monte del Frà wine estate as their only financial foothold.
After years of growth and hard work, the family would soon add new DOC-classified territories: Valpolicella, Custoza, Lugana, Soave, and Bardolino. Today, the family owns 137 hectares/338 acres and works another rented 68/168.
Today, after over 60 years, the Bonomo family is still managing Monte del Frà: the second generation, with the brothers Eligio and Claudio, has been joined by the third with Marica,
