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THE BALBINOT FAMILY - ERNESTO
AND HIS WIFE SILVANA, WITH THEIR
CHILDREN MARCO AND ANNA, WHO
CONTINUE TO MANAGE THE COMPANY
FOUNDED BY THEIR FATHER OSVALDO
BALBINOT IN 1958
LE MANZANE
This winery is located in San Pietro di Feletto, in the heart of the Prosecco Superiore
DOCG hills. The name Le Manzane originates from ‘Manzana’, one of the 43
Rive permitted across the entire DOCG area. This family-run company is strongly
rooted in the Treviso area where it has been a producer for almost 40 years. For
three generations it has been perpetuating a family tradition showing a passion for
wine, while respecting what nature provides and working with people who share
the same ideals. Every stage of the production process is personally supervised by
Ernesto together with his wife Silvana and their children Marco and Anna, who
have decided to follow in their father’s footsteps. There are 15 full-time employees
at the winery, a number that varies during the harvest and pruning periods. The
vineyards cover approximately 82 hectares and are almost all located in the hilly
area between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene. In addition to Glera - the main
grape variety for producing Prosecco Superiore - native varieties such as Verdiso,
Manzoni Bianco, Bianchetta and Marzemino are grown.
Rive, from the dialect ‘Riva’, refers to the steep hillsides in the historic Prosecco
area, now a Unesco World Heritage Site. Prosecco Superiore Docg Rive conveys
the quintessential features of the hills. The uniqueness of these areas is reflected
not only on the boxes, with a map of the exact position of the vineyard, but also in
the packaging – the hand-wrapped bottles are wrapped in tissue and numbered
to indicate the uniqueness of this limited edition product:
38 WINTER 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE