Follador

Along the wine route from Conegliano to Valdobbiadene, in Col San Martino, lies the Follador winery. The family has been making wine for centuries—so much so that in 1769, Giovanni received a coveted honor from the Doge of Venice for the quality of his wine. But since 1970, the winery has devoted itself almost exclusively to the production of Prosecco Spumante. Gianfranco, a descendant of that Giovanni, along with his wife Italia Libera (known as Rita) and their children Michele, Mariacristina, Francesca, and Emanuela, are the beating heart of the winery.