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The vineyards.
Where the river runs.

Winegrowing in the Sarca valley goes back a long way: here, on a triangle of land held between the river Sarca and Monte Casale, lie our vineyards.

For wine dreams only.
Not made for ordinary moments.

The vineyard

In the corridor
of two winds.

A triangle of land between the river Sarca and Monte Casale, 250 metres above sea level, facing south. The two winds of this valley — the morning Pelèr and the Ora del Garda, which blows in the afternoon — run through the vines in a semi-Mediterranean climate particularly suited to ripening Nosiola.

We have worked to restore the soil and climate conditions of the historic vineyard by returning to organic farming — ICEA certified since 2012, in conversion since 2009.

By bringing the vines back to Guyot training on chestnut posts, the low concentration of bunches allows the grapes to ripen better. The alluvial soils, enclosed by well-kept dry-stone walls, are home to the vines.

Valle dei Laghi seen from above: lake Toblino, the river Sarca among the fields, Maso Rauten and Monte Casale Monte Casale Riva del Garda River Sarca Maso Rauten Castel Toblino
Historic map of the Rauten vineyards in Sarche, in a gilded diamond-shaped frame
Rauten

From the German for «diamonds»: the historic name of the farmstead in Sarche, which in the nineteen-thirties became the family name on the label.

  • 250 m Above sea level
  • South-facing Full sun, full expression
  • Pelèr + Ora del Garda The two winds that shape the vines
  • 250 m Above sea level
  • South-facing Sun and ripening
  • L’Ora Rises from Lake Garda
  • Il Pelèr Comes down in the morning

The estate at work

The daily work,
among the rows and in the cellar.

The vineyard in winter below the face of Monte Casale The olive grove with the mountains behind The olive grove looking over the valley Working the grapes in the cellar Oak barrels in the dug-out cellar The Azienda Agricola Salvetta vehicle

Monte Brione estate

A view of the lake,
a free spirit.

A nature reserve and site of community importance north of Lake Garda, where the great body of water creates a sub-Mediterranean climate and a biodiversity of more than five hundred species.

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Centuries-old olive tree on Monte Brione

Centuries-old olive trees

Deep roots, stories that last.

On the top of Monte Brione, a limestone and marl hill of glacial origin, stand the Salvetta olive grove and its centuries-old woodland. The trees belong to the renowned Casaliva cultivar, selected in the nineteenth century as particularly suited to this ground: from here comes our single-cultivar Garda DOP olive oil.