The Monte Cicogna winery in Moniga del Garda, Brescia, produces Riviera del Garda Classico wines, classic method sparkling wine, and extra virgin olive oil.
It is an area suited to the cultivation of vines and olives and benefits from a Mediterranean microclimate influenced by the lake and the wooded hills behind it.
The soil, of morainic origin, is of a clayey limestone type, varying depending on the farm.
The vineyards and olive groves lie on a southeast-facing slope that slopes gently toward Lake Garda; they are dominated by the imposing Renaissance tower, the heart of the estate.
Not far away stands Monte Cicogna, a hill covered in woods and surrounded by vineyards. In Desenzano del Garda, in the San Rocco di Lugana area, the company's other vineyards, which produce the eponymous excellent white wine, are located in the clayey Lugana soil.
The Materossi family, owners and founders of Monte Cicogna, have been producing wines since 1908, and now brothers Alessandro and Cesare, the fourth generation, continue this commitment with the same passion as their ancestors.