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SPECIAL REPORT: ITALY Escape from Vinitaly: A Trip to Vicenza story and photos by Allison Levine T wenty-five miles from Verona, in the center of the Veneto, the industrial- ized province of Vicenza produces a wide variety of traditional products, including Sopressa Vicentina salami, Marostica cherries, white asparagus, radicchio, panetone, cheeses (Asiago, Grana Padana, Stravecchio di Malga and Provolone Valpadana) and the famous baccalà alla vicentina, a native dish made from unsalted cod and served on polenta. And, like other areas of the Veneto, Vicenza has been an area for wine and grappa production for multiple genera- tions. Here are three imported wineries that THE TASTING PANEL visited during our break from Vinitaly. For a list of Vicenza wineries currently seeking a U.S. importer, see our website at www.tastingpanelmag.com. Maculan www.maculan.net Angela and Maria Vittoria Maculan are among the new generation of women running family wineries. The Maculan family has been producing wine in Breganze for three genera- tions. Today, Fausto Maculan works with his two daughters, Angela, who handles marketing, and enologist Maria Vittoria, who are part of the new generation of women running family wineries. Since wineries were traditionally passed to male heirs, families with only female offspring have seen their winer- ies go out of business—until recently. Fortunately, Maria Vittoria had wanted to make wine with her father since she was a child. She still experiences older farmers who are reluctant to work with her, but she see this changing and one day will take over when her father retires. WINEBOW Poli www.poligrappa.com Jacopo Poli, along with his siblings, runs this family business dating back multiple generations. Until WWII, farmers didn’t own land but were paid in produce; landlords took the wine while the farmers kept the pomace, from which they made grappa. Jacopo’s great-grand- father GioBatta, a straw hat maker, was passionate about grappa, building a small still in 1898 and selling door-to-door. His son continued the passion, constructing a still from a locomotive steam engine, and Jacopo’s father Toni continued to grow the family business by modifying the original alembic. Today, Jacopo continues the tradition with a true love for the distillate. Jacopo Poli. WINEBOW Piovene Porto Godi www.piovene.com Marioantonio and Tommaso Piovene Porto Godi own this winery, set in Toara Tommaso and Marioantonio Piovene. di Village in Colli Berici. With wine production dating back to the 1500s, the property was passed down to the Piovene Porto Godi from the family of Count Barbaran. The varietals of grapes cultivated are the Tocai Rosso (a traditional vine exclusive to the Colli Berici region) Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Bianco and Garganega. ITALIAN WINE IMPORTS july 2010 / the tasting panel / 55

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