Piave Wines Itineraries

Established in 2006, approved by the Veneto Region and under the patronage of the Piave DOC Wine Protection Consortium (Consorzio Tutela Vini Piave D.O.C.), this tourist wine trail of over 150 kilometres, known as the Piave Wine Road, came into being to promote the DOC Piave area and its wines. The trail is picturesque and unique, unwinding as it does between the vineyards steeped in history, through the plain gently lapped by the course of the River Piave and the Veneto lagoon, moving deeper into the area covered by Treviso Province, along the backbone of the Pre-Alps. Touching places steeped in historical and architectural references, the journey wends its way through enchanting Veneto villas, such as the Villa Valier Loredan, Villa Gitta Caccianiga, Villa Tieopolo Passi, Villa Perocco and Villa Pastega Manera, Villa Lippomano and Villa Donà delle Rose. The Hotel Colombo, close to Treviso, is in a privileged position, located as it is in the very centre of this fascinating and stimulating itinerary.

This is the area where the Piave denomination was born, and which includes different vine species such as the native Raboso grape, the most classic, together with Cabernet and Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot (Nero, Bianco and Grigio), Chardonnay, Tocai and Verduzzo. The area is suitable naturally for vine cultivation and diffusion, as geographically made up of clay-based flood land, rich in mineral salts, sand and gravel.

The trail, comprising mainly three itineraries, is marked out locally by maps giving directions. It starts at Castello di Conegliano, then, making its way through the Veneto plain, arrives at San Polo di Piave, before coming to the small town of Ormelle. Next comes Oderzo, known as Opitergium in Roman times, and then cutting through San Bartolomeo di Breda di Piave, finishes in Roncade, where a look at the Castle, an ancient residence rebuilt by the Venetian noble, Girolamo Giustinian, in the 16th century is a must.

The first itinerary features the vineyards owned in the past by the Republic of Venice: it snakes its way along from Oderzo, finishing up in Roncade, having intersected vineyards and ancient hamlets.
The second, known as The Doge’s Vineyards, goes from Roncade up to Cimadolmo (home to the Dop white asparagus), while the third and final itinerary covers the route which takes you from Cimadolmo to Oderzo, covering the Piave’s left bank and the land where the Raboso grape flourishes.
All in all, an itinerary full of natural and architectural beauty, of parish churches and castles,villas for nobles and vineyards, and small towns – no lack of opportunity then to visit farm and wine businesses, where you can take the time to try the numerous products so typical of the area’s gastronomic tradition, and buy some Piave wines.