We of Suavia

This is the story of a family that has dedicated itself wholly to the vine and wine, set in a tiny village nestled on the Soave Classico hills.

Who we are

THE HISTORY OF SUAVIA CONSISTS OF A CASTLE, NO FROG, FEW PRINCES AND LOTS OF PRINCESSES.

The castle is the one in Soave: a heritage from the Middle Ages, when the town was still called by the old name of Suavia; Giovanni and Rosetta’s daughters, however, have been the main female characters in this story since the start of the twenty-first century.

THE TESSARI FAMILY

Our family has been living and cultivating the land since the nineteenth century in Fittà: a small rural village mounted like a precious stone on the hills of Soave Classico.
The history of Suavia however began later, in 1982, when Giovanni and Rosetta (the father and mother), aware of the great potential of their area, decided to set up on their own and make their mark, crushing their grapes and making their own wine.
Today we three sisters, Meri, Valentina and Alessandra, carry on the family tradition and run the winery always working here in Fittà, where it all started.

THE PROTAGONISTS
OF SOAVE

MERI
TESSARI

“I think it is a privilege to be born here; walking on this strong, black earth, breathing in this land made up of old vines, real and simple people and fortifying silence. This is all I need when I come back from my business trips. I find all the energy and passion I need here to go round telling everyone about my unique and beautiful land.”.

VALENTINA
TESSARI

“Wine has always been part of my life. I was born in October during the 1977 harvest. It was my first harvest. I grew up in a family of vine dressers who taught me humility together with determination when farming the land and getting its fruits; it was a natural choice for me to study enology and then to go on to attend to the family vineyards and cellar. It is also thanks to wine that I have my husband, who is also an enologist and with whom I share my passion for this job.”

ALESSANDRA
TESSARI

“When I was a little girl, I dreamed of being a restorer, a chemist and a vet. I even thought about going into journalism or interior design. Then I went to university to study Oriental languages and travelled the world to learn Chinese. A real hotchpotch. Now I have joined my sisters and I work in wine; it was a primordial call, a natural return to my origins. I have come full circle.
… however, I still love art, the East, animals, writing and painting murals.”