Cavalchina
Sommacampagna · Verona (VR)
Established
1948
Luciano Piona
Yearly production
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estate (Custoza and Bardolino)
Location
Sommacampagna
Verona (VR) · Veneto
Vineyard area
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Garganega, Trebbiano and other local whites for Custoza, plus Corvina and Rondinella for Bardolino, on the Garda moraine hills
Appellations
Bianco di Custoza o Custoza DOCBardolino DOC
History
The Piona family's Cavalchina, on the south-eastern edge of the Garda amphitheatre near Sommacampagna, dates its winemaking to 1948, when Luciano Piona planted the first vineyards and began making wine after the war.
Luciano was a pioneer of the area's white wines and, in 1962, the first to write 'Custoza' on a label to distinguish it — helping put the Custoza DOC on the map.
Now a four-generation estate led by Franco Piona and his nephew Francesco, Cavalchina makes Custoza — including the acclaimed Amedeo Superiore — and Bardolino.
Wines
Illustrative selectionCustoza 'Amedeo' Superiore
The estate's flagship Custoza Superiore, a repeat Tre Bicchieri winner.
Custoza
The estate's classic Custoza white.
Bardolino Chiaretto
A pale Provençal-style rosato.
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