{"title":"Il Ceo","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Veneto dialect, il ceo simply means the boy, and the nickname fits Davide Andreatta well: there is a youthful restlessness in the way he approaches his vines, and a willingness to do things the hard way for the sake of the grapes he believes in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavide entered the world of wine around 2012, almost for fun, and by 2014 he was sure enough of his calling to rent a vineyard in Breganze, in the hills north of Vicenza about forty minutes from Venice. Together with his wife Francesca he became one of the area's first natural winemakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/il-ceo\"\u003eIl Ceo producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rosato-pet-nat-veneto-italy-natural-wine","title":"Il Ceo Pinot Noir Rosato Pét-Nat 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eIl Ceo Pinot Noir Rosato Pét-Nat is a sparkling rosé produced by Davide Andreatta in the Breganze area of Veneto from organically and biodynamically farmed Pinot Noir and a splash of Merlot. The vineyards grow on volcanic basalt and tufo soils with glacial morainic deposits at 200-300 meters elevation. Il Ceo Pinot Noir Rosato Pét-Nat undergoes separate fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel before blending. The wine completes secondary fermentation in bottle using the ancestral method, with no disgorging, fining, filtration, or added sulfites at any stage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Il Ceo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14609351376951,"sku":"ILCEO-ROSATO","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/rosato-pet-nat-veneto-italy-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784582708"},{"product_id":"vespri-pet-nat-vespaiola-veneto-italy-natural-wine","title":"Il Ceo Vespri Vespaiola Pét-Nat 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eIl Ceo Vespri is a pét-nat made from 100% Vespaiola, the indigenous white grape of the Breganze hills in the Vicenza province of Veneto. The vineyards sit on volcanic basalt soils with iron and silica at 250–350 meters above sea level across the communes of Breganze, Sarcedo, and Mason Vicentino. Vines average 16 years old and are farmed biodynamically — no synthetic inputs, with Demeter-style 500 and 501 preparations and cover crops — though the estate holds no formal certification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested and destemmed, then fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in stainless steel and epoxy tanks with no temperature control. The wine is bottled before fermentation is complete, so the second fermentation finishes in-bottle — the traditional méthode ancestrale, or rifermentazione in bottiglia. The result is sealed under crown cap, with no fining, no filtration, and nothing added at any stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVespaiola is a high-acid variety historically grown around Breganze, where it is best known as the basis for the sweet passito wine Torcolato. When vinified dry and sparkling, as Davide Andreatta does here, the grape's intense natural acidity and delicate floral character come to the foreground without the weight of sugar. The name Vespaiola itself derives from the Italian word for wasp — a reference to the insects drawn to the grape's high sugar content at harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine is hazy from the in-bottle refermentation and will show some lees sediment. The mousse is gentle and the finish is persistently mineral, consistent with the volcanic basalt terroir of the Breganze pre-Alpine foothills.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Il Ceo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14611236913207,"sku":"ILCEVESP20C","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/vespri-pet-nat-vespaiola-veneto-italy-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780686914"},{"product_id":"rosso-veneto-il-ceo-natural-wine","title":"Il Ceo Rosso Veneto 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eIl Ceo Rosso Veneto is a red natural wine made from a blend of grapes farmed organically in Breganze, Veneto Region. The grapes are hand-harvested and fermented spontaneously in big traditional botti (wooden casks); the wine is left in the same botti to age from about one year before being bottled with no fining, filtration, or added sulfites. Medium to full body red wine, very much a Veneto red wine, fruit-forward, well-integrated tannins, and a round palate. Pair with lamb chops or a nice charcuterie and mature cheese plate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Il Ceo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42206183260376,"sku":"ILCEROSS18C","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/il-ceo-rosso-veneto-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780185189"},{"product_id":"il-ceo-not-ceo-natural-wine","title":"Il Ceo not CEO!","description":"\u003cp\u003eIl Ceo Rosso Veneto is a red natural wine made from a blend of grapes farmed organically in Breganze, Veneto Region. The grapes are hand-harvested and fermented spontaneously in big traditional botti (wooden casks); the wine is left in the same botti to age from about one year before being bottled with no fining, filtration, or added sulfites. Medium to full body red wine, very much a Veneto red wine, fruit-forward, well-integrated tannins, and a round palate. Pair with lamb chops or a nice charcuterie and mature cheese plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIl Ceo Pinot Noir Rosato Pét-Nat 2020 is a sparkling natural wine made from a blend of Groppella, Syrah, and Merlot grown biodynamically in Veneto, Northern Italy. The wine is made with no additives or chemicals, unfiltered, and unfined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003el Ceo Vespri Vespaiola Pét-Nat 2020 is a sparkling natural wine made from 100% Vespaiola grown biodynamically in Veneto, Northern Italy. The wine is made with no additives or chemicals, unfiltered, and unfined.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Il Ceo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42245634293976,"sku":"ILCEOTRIO","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/il-ceo-trio-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780185141"},{"product_id":"carbonic-rose-groppea-il-ceo-natural-wine","title":"Il Ceo Carbonic Rosé Groppea 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eIl Ceo Carbonic Rosé Groppea is a natural wine made from Groppella grapes grown biodynamically in Veneto, Northern Italy. The grapes undergo carbonic fermentation. No additives or chemicals in the vineyard and cellar, unfiltered, and unfined. Strawberry and blood orange on the nose, savory palate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Il Ceo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42669800980696,"sku":"ILCEO-GROPPEA","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/carbonic-rose-groppea-il-ceo-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784584351"},{"product_id":"carbonic-groppella-toro-il-ceo-natural-wine","title":"Il Ceo Carbonic Groppella Toro 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eIl Ceo Carbonic Groppella Toro is a natural wine made from Groppella grapes grown biodynamically in Veneto, Northern Italy. The grapes undergo carbonic fermentation. No additives or chemicals in the vineyard and cellar, unfiltered, and unfined. Plum, cherry, blackberry on the nose, round palate with low tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Il Ceo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42669814841560,"sku":"ILCEO-TORO","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/il-ceo-toro-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1648402976"},{"product_id":"il-ceo-orange-vespaiola-i-vespri-natural-wine","title":"Il Ceo Orange Vespaiola Vespri 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eIl Ceo Orange Vespaiola Vespri is a natural orange wine crafted by Davide Andreatta in the Breganze hills of Veneto, Italy. Made exclusively from the indigenous Vespaiola grape, the wine reflects the region's volcanic soils rich in basalt and marl. The grapes undergo a 24-hour maceration on the skins, followed by spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks. Aging occurs over six months in old barriques, allowing Il Ceo Orange Vespaiola Vespri to develop complexity while maintaining its fresh character. Minimal sulfur is added at bottling, resulting in a wine that authentically expresses its terroir and varietal purity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Il Ceo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42669824835800,"sku":"ILCEO-VESPRI","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/il-ceo-orange-vespaiola-i-vespri-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784584359"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/il-ceo.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}