House of the Friars
The Ca' dei Frati company has been known since 1782 as attested by a document that refers to "a house with a cellar located in Lugana in the Sermion area known as the place of the Friars".
In 1939 Felice Dal Cero, son of Domenico, already a winemaker in Montecchia di Crosara, in the Verona area, moved to that house, in Lugana di Sirmione, immediately sensing the high wine-growing vocation of the area.
After thirty years of work in the vineyard and cellar, in 1969, his son Pietro took part in the birth of the Doc by starting to bottle his first label of Lugana Casa dei Frati, later called Ca' dei Frati. In 2012 Pietro Dal Cero passed away leaving his cultural legacy to his wife Santa Rosa and his children Igino, Gian Franco and Anna Maria who run the company with the same passion and determination.
Their wines are born from a careful observation of the territory and the behavior of the vine, an activity that has now lasted for four generations of winemakers. The path of wine begins with the awakening of the vegetative cycle of the plant: for this reason every day of the year has a fundamental role and represents an important piece to reach the final goal... the wine!
Cà dei Frati produces some of the best Lugana of the denomination and the company has long been associated at a national and international level with this great historic grape variety of the area.
In 1939 Felice Dal Cero, son of Domenico, already a winemaker in Montecchia di Crosara, in the Verona area, moved to that house, in Lugana di Sirmione, immediately sensing the high wine-growing vocation of the area.
After thirty years of work in the vineyard and cellar, in 1969, his son Pietro took part in the birth of the Doc by starting to bottle his first label of Lugana Casa dei Frati, later called Ca' dei Frati. In 2012 Pietro Dal Cero passed away leaving his cultural legacy to his wife Santa Rosa and his children Igino, Gian Franco and Anna Maria who run the company with the same passion and determination.
Their wines are born from a careful observation of the territory and the behavior of the vine, an activity that has now lasted for four generations of winemakers. The path of wine begins with the awakening of the vegetative cycle of the plant: for this reason every day of the year has a fundamental role and represents an important piece to reach the final goal... the wine!
Cà dei Frati produces some of the best Lugana of the denomination and the company has long been associated at a national and international level with this great historic grape variety of the area.
