Nino Franco

Cantine Franco were born in Valdobbiadene in 1919 thanks to Antonio, who aimed from the beginning to create a quality product. With his son Nino, who continues his father's tradition, the company grows, consolidates and expands. But it is Primo, first with his father Nino and later alone, who gave the cellar a modern layout. From the moment he joined the company, after obtaining a diploma from the oenology school in Conegliano Veneto, Primo focused his work on a precise quality model learned during his numerous travel and study experiences abroad. At the beginning of the nineties, supported by the belief that a good wine is obtained by controlling production from the beginning, Primo took over a vineyard where he experimented with new planting techniques and the use of old clones. In the meantime, he continues his close collaboration with some winemakers in the area in order to develop his idea of valorising this native vine, the glera. Primo is supported by his wife Annalisa, who today deals almost exclusively with Villa Barberina, and by his daughter Silvia who supports all production, strategic and commercial choices. All production is concentrated on the sparkling wine production of the Glera grape and that splendid result that is Prosecco!