The existence of Cà dei Frati is known to date back to 1782, according to documentary evidence referring to the “house of the friars”. In 1939, Felice dal Cero, son of Domenico who used to grow vines in Montecchia di Crosara, near Verona, moved to this house in Lugana di Sirmione. After 30 years labouring in the vineyard and cellar, Felice’s son Pietro helped develop the DOC in 1969, bottling his first Lugana Casa dei Frati. In 2012, Pietro dal Cero passed away and now his wife, Santa Rosa and his children, Igino, Gian Franco and Anna Maria run the businness with the same passion and determination as their ancestors. Cà dei Frati cherisches the past and looks to the future, focusing on research and developing what has been built up in 70 years of winemaking.
