The Seiterre Collection

The Rizzi family owns and operates the Seiterre firm, which encompasses nine wine estates sprinkled across historic northern Italy near Lake Garda. Luigino is the fourth generation of Rizzis to cultivate the vineyards, and this family legacy is part of what makes the Seiterre brand so special. Luigino and wife Sandra guide the process hands on from dawn till dusk as he believes “the wine is made in the vineyard.” The next generation is well ensconced in the business. Daughter and son, Anna and Roberto, manage different aspects of the sprawling business activities while son-in-law Carloalberto is the next generation winemaker.

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG - Orizzonti

This extraordinary Amarone is born from love and knowledge of the land; with an elegant structure, among the prestigious hills of Valpolicella.

  • Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara

  • The selected, perfect, intact grapes are placed in special trays which then rest at least 100 days in ventilated rooms to achieve drying before pressing. A long fermentation on the skins follows, racking into large barrels and aging in barrique.

  • Wood and Bottle

  • Color: Ruby red garnet color with purple reflections

    Aroma: aromas of cherry and ripe marasca cherry integrated with pleasant and enveloping sensations of spices and vanilla

    Taste: velvety and spicy, with an excellent balance and enveloping, full-bodied with a long persistence

Barbera del Monferrato Superiore

Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG is produced in the rolling hills of the Estate in Piedmont

  • Barbera

  • calcareous and clayey soil

  • The grapes are hand-picked in the early hours of the morning. The grapes are softly pressed to preserve the maximum aromas, organoleptic substances and typicality of the vine. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel with controlled annealing, a passage for a few months in large barrels for at least one year

  • Refinement in bottle for a period of three months

  • Color: Ruby red garnet color

    Aroma: The nose is dominated by notes of ripe red fruit, with light spicy hints of white pepper and vanilla

    Taste: On the palate it is soft and harmonious, round and full, sapid and spicy with an excellent tannic balance and good persistence

Chiaretto di Bardolino DOC - Traditional

Prestigious and award-winning wine with a fresh taste

  • Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara

  • Hilly Morainic, clayey and limestone

  • Grapes are harvested early in the morning and gently pressed. The fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature.

  • Steel and Bottle

  • Color: Pale pink

    Aroma: Notes of white flowers and wisteria, and hints of citrus fruits and wild strawberries

    Taste: Delicate yet captivating to the palate, with a slightly sapid finish, fresh and crunchy

Bardolino Superiore-Montesalionze

Typical product born at the foot of Benaco in a morainic soil, on the windy hills of Tenuta San Leone

  • Corvina, Molinara, Rondinella

  • Hilly Morainic

  • The grapes are softly pressed to preserve the maximum aromas, organoleptic substances and typicality of the vine. The fermentation takes place in stainless steel with controlled annealing

  • The refinement continues in large barrels for 12 months then in bottle for a period of three months

  • Color: Intense ruby red color with garnet reflections

    Aroma: he nose expresses notes of ripe fruit, cherries and blackberries, with hints of spices and vanilla

    Taste: Soft, fine and elegant sensation, with a slightly savory finish

Custoza DOC - Traditional

This wine is a flowing, fresh and scented product of Verona which is very versatile in gastronomic combinations

  • Garganega, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbianello

  • Hilly Morainic origin, clayey and limestone

  • Grapes are harvested in the early hours of the morning and gently pressed. The fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature

  • Steel and Bottle

  • Color: Pale yellow with light greenish reflections

    Aroma: Notes of crisp white peach and elderflower, and hints of wild herbs

    Taste: Pleasant body and is fresh and pleasingly sapid to the palate

Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC - Traditional

The king of the whites, originally from the lands surrounding the city of Verona

  • Pinot Grigio

  • Mineral-rich

  • Grapes are harvested in the early hours of the morning and gently pressed. The fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature

  • Steel and Bottle

  • Color: Straw-yellow with greenish reflections

    Aroma: Notes of white flowers with hints of white peaches

    Taste: Fresh and fragrant to the mouth, fine and balanced on the palate, with a pleasant acidity

Lugana DOC - Orizzonti

A strong wine with fine, complex, and elegant structure

  • Turbiana

  • clayey, limestone

  • The bunches are harvested by hand early in the morning. The grapes are softly pressed in order to keep, as much as possible, aromas, organoleptic substances and typicalness of the vine. The fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature

  • Steel and Bottle

  • Color: Straw-yellow with golden reflections

    Aroma: Notes of slightly aromatic exotic fruit, candied fruit and citrus fruits are accompanied by a hint of mineral

    Taste: Velvety and elegant, with a long, complex finish

Lugana DOC - Traditional

This white produced south of Lake Garda has become the prince among the white Veronese, for its freshness and excellent ratio between salinity, acidity and alcohol

  • Turbiana

  • clayey, limestone

  • Grapes are harvested early in the morning and gently pressed. The fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature

  • Steel

  • Color: Brillant straw-yellow with greenish reflections

    Aroma: Delicate notes of crisp apricot and white fruits

    Taste: Perfect balance between freshness and body, with pleasant and sapid mineral notes for easy drinking

Lugana Superiore DOC Gigi Rizzi

Splendid product born at the foot of Benaco in a clayey, calcareous soil rich in minerals in the Fantona Estate

  • Turbiana di Lugana

  • clayey, calcareous

  • The grapes are picked by hand in the early hours of the morning. The grapes are softly pressed to obtain the most aromas, organoleptic substances and typicality of the vine. Fermentation takes place in steel at a controlled temperature

  • In steel on its own yeasts for a period of three months

  • Color: Straw yellow color with golden reflections

    Aroma: The nose notes are exotic fruit-like, candied fruit and citrus fruits

    Taste: Taste is enveloping, juicy and velvety with a long and complex aftertaste

Maso Bianco - Trento DOC

Trento Doc is produced in the enchanting sunny Trentino valleys at the Maso Bianco, the historical site of the family

  • Chardonnay

  • Cold fermented in stainless steel tanks and then re-fermented in bottles on its own yeasts for at least 36 months to enhance the elegance of this classic method. After the second fermentation, a process by which the classic perlage develops and that characterizes the classic method, remuage is carried out

  • On its own yeasts which is useful to canalize the yeasts into the neck of the bottle

  • Color: bright pale yellow color with golden reflections

    Aroma: The smell is fresh and intense with wide fruity hints of ripe "Golden" apple almond, white flowers and typical hints of toasted bread and a light fragrance of yeasts

    Taste: In the mouth the sensation is full and round with hints of bread crust and ripe fruit followed by a final persistent and fine perlage taste

Rosso Veronese IGT - Orizzonti

This typical product is grown near Garda Lake on a Morainic soil on the windy hills of San Leone Estate

  • Corvina, Rondinella

  • Hilly Morianic, clayey and limestone

  • Grapes are harvested by hand 10-15 days after the usual harvest period, treaded to keep, as much as possible, aromas, organoleptic substances and typicalness of the vine. The fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature

  • Wood and Bottle

  • Color: Red with violet reflections

    Aroma: Notes of black and red cherries, and small red fruits, with hints of spices and vanilla

    Taste: Soft and velvety, with a harmonious and persistent finish

Sassoscritto

Sassoscritto is produced on the Tenuta in Tuscany, in the warm lands of the Maremma that enjoy the nearby sea breeze

  • Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah

  • The vinification takes place in the traditional way with long maceration on the skins. The fermentation takes place in stainless stell tanks at controlled temperature

  • Aging in wooden barrels and barriques for about a year, and in the bottle for 1-2 months

  • Color: intense ruby ​​red color with garnet reflections

    Aroma: The nose has an intense notes of ripe red fruits and delicate hints of spices like vanilla and black pepper

    Taste: On the palate the taste is full-bodied and velvety with an excellent tannin balance