Corte Gardoni was founded by Gianni Piccoli in 1971, and he and his three sons run the business. Winemaking runs in the Piccoli family DNA. Documents show that the family owned vineyards in the Veneto starting in the early 17th century, and that they were grape growers until phylloxera ravaged the estate in the 19th century. Gianni’s side of the family acquired a new estate and in 1980 Gianni stopped selling grapes to the local cooperative and started making his own wine. Today Corte Gardoni includes 62 acres of vineyards, with additional acres of orchards, olive groves and other farm land. Son Mattia Piccoli is winemaker. The estate makes both the red and white wines of the local appellations. Corvina is the primary red wine grape, which is blended with Rondinella, Molinara, Barbera and Sangiovese. The white wines are blends of Garganega, Trebbiano, Trebbianello, Cortese and Riesling.