The century-long history of Vie d’Alt
The hillside amphitheater of Prepotto, in the Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, hosts Vie d’Alt, a winery that for four generations now has cultivated with passion and commitment the love for the land handed down by founder Antonio Venica. The first vineyard, the “Via Alta” in fact, purchased in 1915, today reaches an extension of 18 hectares, intended to the production of quality wines.
The Ponca
Fundamental elements guaranteeing the uniqueness and success of this area highly devoted by tradition to viticulture, are the microclimate with reduced diurnal temperature range, and the ponca, light-colored clay soil, capable of reducing heat absorption and constituting a natural reservoir of water during periods of drought. The vineyards of Vie d’Alt are like a centuries-old garden on the hills of Prepotto.
Our secret is family
Enhancing the genuineness of the precious fruits, a generous gift of these vineyards that have been loved and protected for decades, is the Venica family: following the work of their parents Bruno and Paola, it is now sisters Nadia with Luca, Mara with Christian and Giulia who lead with dedication, enthusiasm and patience, an activity that prefers viticulture with low environmental impact, respecting the balance and rhythms of nature.
A concrete witness to the family’s constant commitment is the quality winery, the beating heart of Vie d’Alt, which offers unique wines to the palate of taste lovers, pearls of authentic pleasure.
Our fruits
The special care and attention devoted to the vines can be found in the grapes. The quality is due to conscious production choices:respect for the local flora and fauna, the limited use of insecticides and the abolition of herbicides, harvesting exclusively by hand, the use of solar and photovoltaic panels to produce clean energy, are determining factors for the success of the new winery, ready to welcome its guests with the warmth of those who love and protect their land.
Numerous international awards confirm the appreciation for the soul of a vineyard with an ancient flavor, which offers customers a large variety of wines, to name but a few: Sauvignon well-structured and aromatic on the palate, Schioppettino di Prepotto with a full and complex taste, Friulano, a delicate harmony of flowers and fruits, Pignolo, an important red with a complex structure, and new generation creatures such as the Blendloop grapes. Vie d’Alt boasts two fresh, unusual proposals for the Prepotto area: Ribolla Gialla Spumante and Frutis rosé, with refermentation in the winery’s own autoclaves.