{"id":2522,"date":"2026-04-29T07:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacortedimarga.com\/?p=2522"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:58:23","slug":"verdiso-technical-history-and-tasting-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacortedimarga.com\/en\/verdiso-storia-tecnica-degustazione\/","title":{"rendered":"Verdiso: History, Technique, and Soul of a Resilient Grape Variety"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the world looks to our hills for Prosecco's global success, we at The Court of Marga<\/strong> we prefer to turn our gaze towards the deeper, more silent roots of our territory. Verdiso<\/strong> He is not a minor character: he is the guardian of the historical memory of Marca Trevigiana, a vine that has managed to survive epochal frosts and changes in taste, maintaining its \u201ctart\u201d and proud identity intact.<\/sup><\/sup><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When our guests wish to venture beyond Prosecco, as the sommelier of La Corte di Marga, I always propose a tasting featuring this indigenous berry. It boasts a long history and a very precise identity card, leaving pleasant and highly distinctive memories during tasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f A Story of Rebirth: From the Great Frost of 1709 to 1788<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The roots of Verdiso are lost in a distant past, with the first documented traces dating back to 1688, when its planting was imposed on the colonists of the Abbey of Follina, but it was in 1709<\/strong> its history took a dramatic turn. After the terrible frost that year, viticulture in Treviso had to recover and Verdiso became the protagonist, often exclusively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Already in 1788<\/strong>, The Count Piero Caronelli<\/strong>, in a paper presented to the Conegliano Academy of Agriculture, he stressed its value<\/sup>. Although sometimes considered \u201cprone to rot\u201d, Caronelli highlighted how, if cultivated in airy, dry environments and without excessive yields, Verdiso could express inimitable aromas and intensity.<\/sup>. Also known as Verdisa<\/em>, Large Green Fly<\/em> o kind<\/em>, in 1874 it was already present in 50 municipalities in the province<\/sup><\/sup><\/sup><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, the Verdiso grape has been used primarily as a complementary variety to add structure and freshness when blended with white hillside grapes, particularly Prosecco and Bianchetta. It forms part of the blend for Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG; in fact, Verdiso accounts for up to 15% of the grapes used, alongside Perera, Bianchetta Treviginana, Pinot Bianco and Chardonnay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its important acidic component makes it suitable for drying and it is indeed used in the production of Colli di Conegliano Torchiato di Fregona DOCG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1988, during the Chestnut Festival, the Pro Loco of Combai proposed Verdiso as the wine to drink with chestnuts, and in 1989 the first edition of the \u2019E' Verdiso\" event was organised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today Verdiso shines in its own right, with many single-varietal versions now a firm fixture among the wines produced in our designated viticultural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Viticulture and Territory: The Technical Identity Card<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Verdiso is a faithful interpreter of the soil. It is currently cultivated exclusively in hilly environments, as its spread in the plains has been disappearing.<\/sup><\/sup><\/sup><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n