Cecchin House
Casa Cecchin was founded in 1973 when Renato Cecchin, an engineer with a passion for wine, bought land in Agugliana, in the Lessini Mountains, and planted the first rows of Durella: an ancient, almost forgotten native vine that peasant tradition had abandoned because it produced harsh and tough wines. Renato believed in it, building a cellar and house by digging among the black basalt rocks, and in 1978, he bottled the first wines. In 1989 came the turning point: the first Lessini Durello Metodo Classico, which from then on became the only sparkling wine method used by the winery. In 1992, he invented and patented a hexagonal basket for riddling, capable of rotating 273 bottles with a single movement: the Esagono Cecchin, still the symbol of the winery today. Today, the company is run by his daughter Roberta and granddaughter Sara, with Renato's valuable support.
The vineyards cover 10 hectares of Durella, olive trees, and woodland, on soils of extraordinary geological complexity: tuff, basalt, clay, and volcanic limestone formed 35 million years ago, rich in iron, aluminum, manganese, and rare trace elements. It is this subsoil that determines the sharp minerality, acidic tension, and longevity that make Durella unique in the world. Harvesting is exclusively manual, and the training system is the traditional Veronese pergola.
The Casa Cecchin range is entirely built around Durella, expressed in all its possible variations: Mandégolo, a fresh and immediate sparkling sur lie; Pietralava, still and structured, a more vertical and mineral expression of the vine; Incontrà, a brut Metodo Classico that emphasizes vitality and aromatic components; Nostrum, with 36 months on the lees, revealing elegance and complexity without losing the character of the vine; Riserva dell'Ingegnere, dedicated to the founder, produced only in the best vintages with at least 60 months on the lees; and Riserva 2016 Riedizione 2026, the boldest gamble, with 100 months on the lees, a tribute to the extraordinary longevity of this vine.
Casa Cecchin was founded in 1973 when Renato Cecchin, an engineer with a passion for wine, bought land in Agugliana, in the Lessini Mountains, and planted the first rows of Durella: an ancient, almost forgotten native vine that peasant tradition had abandoned because it produced harsh and tough wines. Renato believed in it, building a cellar and house by digging among the black basalt rocks, and in 1978, he bottled the first wines. In 1989 came the turning point: the first Lessini Durello Metodo Classico, which from then on became the only sparkling wine method used by the winery. In 1992, he invented and patented a hexagonal basket for riddling, capable of rotating 273 bottles with a single movement: the Esagono Cecchin, still the symbol of the winery today. Today, the company is run by his daughter Roberta and granddaughter Sara, with Renato's valuable support.
The vineyards cover 10 hectares of Durella, olive trees, and woodland, on soils of extraordinary geological complexity: tuff, basalt, clay, and volcanic limestone formed 35 million years ago, rich in iron, aluminum, manganese, and rare trace elements. It is this subsoil that determines the sharp minerality, acidic tension, and longevity that make Durella unique in the world. Harvesting is exclusively manual, and the training system is the traditional Veronese pergola.
The Casa Cecchin range is entirely built around Durella, expressed in all its possible variations: Mandégolo, a fresh and immediate sparkling sur lie; Pietralava, still and structured, a more vertical and mineral expression of the vine; Incontrà, a brut Metodo Classico that emphasizes vitality and aromatic components; Nostrum, with 36 months on the lees, revealing elegance and complexity without losing the character of the vine; Riserva dell'Ingegnere, dedicated to the founder, produced only in the best vintages with at least 60 months on the lees; and Riserva 2016 Riedizione 2026, the boldest gamble, with 100 months on the lees, a tribute to the extraordinary longevity of this vine.
