This led Epifanio to establish the Masottina winery, which aspired to producing the best wine the territory could offer.

Nowadays this area is known mainly for its famous Prosecco; not many people are aware that other varieties are cultivated here. These are both international and indigenous varieties the Dal Bianco family has always grown and made into authentic wines, and that have been surpassed by the predominance of Glera grapes.

Epifanio’s sons, particularly Adriano, an oenologist from the prestigious Conegliano Wine School, are continuing the story of still wines in this area, adding their knowledge to their father’s intuition. In a territory where Glera is densely cultivated, Adriano placed his bets on the varieties traditionally grown here, where the soil is ideal for their full expression. Through passion, tenacity and oenological knowledge, he made a significant contribution to creating an important denomination: I COLLI DI CONEGLIANO DOCG.

In 2018, there arose a need to elevate quality and concentrate more on the production of still wine. The huge success of Prosecco wine meant that Masottina became synonymous with excellent Prosecco, overshadowing the valuable heritage of the family’s still wines.

This led to the idea of creating a brand under which to gather this excellence; once again the winery’s story provided inspiration for the name AI PALAZZI, the toponym on the original map of the historic family estate, where the name Masottina originated.

Now the third generation of the Dal Bianco family farms a total of 280 hectares, 80 of which dedicated to the production of Ai Palazzi wines.

Epifanio Dal Bianco’s legacy has been taken up by grandsons Filippo and Federico, who are devoted to continuing their father’s gamble, following the path trodden 75 years ago by their grandfather.

Filippo is in charge of sales for the family’s brands. The creation of the Ai Palazzi brand was his idea, in a bid to enhance and promote the family’s historic production.