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The Theresa Eccher Project
Alfredo: A Prosecco Full of Life
The people behind the Theresa Eccher winery consider their wines to be an expression of beauty, passion, life and culture. Theresa Eccher’s journey began with Andrea Panozzo – a known Italian journalist and writer – and his wife Daniela, who happened to come from a family of winemakers originating from the Non valley in Northern region of Trentino (Val di Non Italia). Theresa Eccher is named after the noble matriarch of Daniela’s family. However, both Daniela and Andrea are rooted in the wine tradition of their families, while also being some-what story tellers and opera enthusiasts.
Among their excellent wines, we found their Prosecco Treviso D.O.C. at the same time impressive and intriguing.
As wine is an expression of passion and life, the name of this prosecco “Alfredo” interestingly enough is derived from the famous aria in Verdi‘s La traviata “Libiam”.
The aria is sung by Alfredo, with his love Violetta, and is known for their chanting the words: Let’s drink, let’s drink from the joyous chalices that beauty so truly enhances. This is to remind us that prosecco has its roots in the days of the Venetian aristocracy in Veneto. This prosecco in particular “Alfredo”, with its intense aromas and rich complexity in taste, exudes beauty, in the same way Verdi’s aria intended.
This prosecco is dry, fresh with an amazing aromatic persistence and fruitiness at the end, it’s full of life.
Let’s drink!