Villa Rosa: vineyards, nature and hospitality in Piave area
Today the estate extends across 18 hectares of vineyards and 4 hectares of privately owned woodland, with a further equivalent area under management: a natural heritage that helps preserve biodiversity, air quality and environmental balance.
Over the years, the vineyards have been planted and organised according to modern agronomic criteria, with careful study of row layout and vine management in order to obtain healthy, high-quality grapes directly in the vineyard.
A natural canal running through the land also provides an important water reserve, helping the vines cope even during the driest periods.
Alongside agricultural production, an important rural hospitality project is under way, involving the development of guest accommodation, an educational farm and an estate shop, with the aim of turning Villa Rosa into a meeting place where wine, nature and territory come together.
The origins: from historic Venetian residence to winery
The story of Villa Rosa begins in 1976, when Galliano and Rosalina Coletto fell in love with a Venetian villa set within a large tree-lined park in Sant’Andrea di Barbarana. They purchased it with a broader vision in mind: to acquire land and vineyards over time and create an agricultural estate.
That vision was completed by the next generation when, in 2020, siblings Francesco, Laura and Michela Coletto brought the land together and established Società Agricola Villa Rosa.
The name comes from the house’s original colour, a Venetian pink brought back to light during the restoration along with ancient frescoes. It is also a tribute to Rosi, mother of Michela, Francesco, Claudio and Laura.
Originally known as Villa Pasini, historical research revealed that the villa was once flanked by two lateral barchesse: one still survives, while the other was destroyed during the war. As early as the nineteenth century, one of these buildings housed a small cellar with casks, a sign of the agricultural and winemaking vocation that has always defined this place.
Sant’Andrea di Barbarana and Zenson di Piave lay on the front line during Battaglia del Solstizio (Battle of the Solstice) in 1918. Almost all the historic buildings in the area were severely damaged or razed to the ground. The year 1920 marked a true tabula rasa turned into a garden. Villa Pasini belonged to that movement of noble Treviso families who chose to rebuild their residences not merely as homes, but as advanced centres of agricultural management. The Pasini were an old noble family, present in the noble councils of Treviso and Asolo, with strong agricultural ties between Piave and Sile River. Historical documents often mention Palazzo Pasini with its gardens in the municipality of San Biagio di Callalta.
Villa Rosa’s roots, then, lie in a time of rebirth: where Villa Pasini once stood in the 1920s, a stronghold of landed nobility able to rebuild along the banks of Piave, Coletto family now cultivates a modern vision. We have inherited the elegance of that past and transformed it into a project centred on biodiversity, where the history of the land and the purity of Glera meet in every glass.
Nature, bees and vineyards: Villa Rosa’s agricultural balance
Sustainability is an integral part of Villa Rosa’s agricultural vision. The estate works the land with care and respect, adopting practices that protect the environment, biodiversity and the natural balance of the area.
Alongside viticulture, the world of bees plays an important role. They are the silent guardians of the ecosystems surrounding the estate. The hives are distributed across several areas of Veneto, including the estate woodland in Zenson di Piave, Sant’Andrea di Barbarana, Fossalta di Piave and Revine Lago, allowing the bees to gather nectar from different blooms and varied natural environments.
From these landscapes come honeys that tell the story of the seasons and of the land’s botanical richness: Dandelion, Acacia, Amorpha fruticosa, Wildflower, Linden, Chestnut, Alfalfa and Honeydew. Each variety preserves the aromas and characteristics of the plants it comes from, expressing the area’s biodiversity in the most authentic way.
The presence of bees is also a valuable indicator of environmental health. For this reason, Villa Rosa combines honey production with a careful and responsible agricultural approach: sustainable vineyard management, protection of the estate woodland and hive-focused projects all help maintain a natural balance that enhances the entire ecosystem.
This vision also guides the initiative called ‘Adopt a Beehive’, created to involve individuals and families in caring for nature.
At Villa Rosa, our name is a promise we honour every day: wherever a flower blooms, there is a bee caring for it. Adopting one of our hives means not only receiving the purest honey from the area, but also becoming a quiet ally of our biodiversity.
Between the rows of Glera and the shade of the woodland, the bees are the guardians that ensure the balance of our harvests. Choosing to support them means signing up to a project of renewal that has lasted since 1920: a genuine pact between people and nature, protecting the flutter of wings that keeps our land alive.
It is a tangible way of cultivating the land with an eye to the future, while keeping alive the bond between vineyards, woodland, bees and territory.
Further measures are dedicated to energy sustainability, such as the installation of a photovoltaic system, alongside the adoption of sustainable viticulture protocols such as SQNPI certification (National Quality System for Integrated Production), the hallmark that guarantees agriculture respectful of both the environment and human health. Represented by the symbol of the striped bee, it certifies that every stage of production (from the choice of fertilizers to irrigation management) follows strict rules designed to minimise chemical impact.
At Villa Rosa, this certification is not merely a bureaucratic document, but the official confirmation of a pact we had already made with our land.
Between Piave and the sea: Zenson’s winegrowing landscape
Zenson di Piave lies along the course of Piave River, in an area historically suited to viticulture thanks to fertile soils and the constant presence of air currents that help create favourable conditions for growing vines.
The local soils are marked by the presence of caranto, a compact mineral-rich formation typical of the Venetian plain, alternating with layers of clay that help retain moisture and nourish the vines during the warmer seasons. This balance between drainage and water reserve allows the grapes to ripen slowly, developing precise aromas and an elegant structure.
The area benefits from the river’s influence and from the natural ventilation that sweeps down from the foothills, creating ideal conditions for vine growing and encouraging a balanced form of viticulture.
For these reasons Villa Rosa has chosen to cultivate varieties such as Glera, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, grapes that in these soil and climate conditions are able to express balance, freshness and territorial identity.
Villa Rosa fits into this context with the aim of enhancing the area of Zenson di Piave through attentive viticulture capable of combining tradition and innovation.
From vineyard to glass
Wine begins first and foremost in the vineyard: the raw material is essential to achieving excellent results in the bottle.
Every row is part of a broader balance made up of soil, air, water and biodiversity. Agricultural work follows careful, thoughtful rhythms, with the aim of accompanying the vine throughout its natural cycle without forcing it.
From this attention comes a production philosophy that privileges balance, identity and recognizable origin. Villa Rosa wines express the character of Piave plain: freshness, minerality and an elegant structure that makes every bottle a direct reflection of the place it comes from.
The first label launched in 2023 is Oltre Confine in two versions, Brut and Extra Dry. It represents the decision to step outside one’s comfort zone and embark on a new agricultural and entrepreneurial journey. It is a wine that marks the beginning of a recent story, yet one deeply rooted in the land.
At Villa Rosa we made a choice rooted in freedom: to bring Glera back to center stage, stripping away the superstructures of the major appellations in order to restore its most authentic voice.
We believe that quality is not a sticker on a bottle, but a daily gesture among the vine rows. In an ecosystem where vineyards coexist with the breath of the woodland and the vitality of bees, we practise a tailored viticulture: meticulous vine care, limited yields and hand harvesting. Only in this way we obtain outstanding raw material, capable of shining in the wines we produce with purity and character.
The purity of the method
- Our cellar work is an act of respect for the vineyard. We follow a method that seeks no shortcuts, aiming instead for extreme technical precision in order to highlight the grape’s verticality. Our Glera takes shape in three distinct versions, each created to move the drinker.
- Our Brut: The vertical expression of the land. This is the most ambitious challenge. Here Glera reveals itself without disguise: vibrant, savoury and deeply mineral. Thanks to a very low residual sugar level, citrus and floral freshness comes to the fore. It is a taut, clean sip that tells the story of the strength of our soils.
- Our Extra Dry: The elegance of the fruit. A tribute to tradition, reinterpreted with contemporary rigour. The softness of the sip does not conceal the grape but envelops it in a velvety embrace. It is an explosion of Acacia blossom and Kaiser pear, supported by an acidic backbone that keeps it fragrant and never cloying. The perfect balance between generosity and refinement.
- Our Giocondo: the wine that mirrors the area’s rural tradition. Produced according to the ancestral method, it speaks of conviviality (cloudy, vibrant, unfiltered and uncorrected) typical of an excellent in-bottle fermentation on the lees, which gives it that unmistakable bread-crust note, without the ‘parachute’ of easy sugars.
Choosing Villa Rosa means rediscovering that a great wine of place can be made simply from a loved piece of land and a respected grape. True excellence needs no other name than its own.
Wine tourism at Villa Rosa: tastings and nature in Piave area
Villa Rosa is a place where the local area can be experienced first-hand. The estate offers wine tourism activities and tasting experiences that allow guests to discover the wines directly in their place of origin, creating an authentic and immersive experience.
Great care is also devoted to the Educational Farm, conceived as an open-air classroom where the rural world becomes a hands-on experience. Accredited under the regional Carta delle Qualità (Quality Charter), Villa Rosa welcomes schools, families and groups, offering practical activities such as workshops, farm life and nature trails. It is an approach based on learning by doing, designed to convey the value of the land, agricultural work and respect for the environment.
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Tulips in bloom at Villa Rosa: Zenson di Piave’s spring charity event
The Tulip Festival, Festa dei Tulipani, is one of Villa Rosa’s most meaningful events, each spring transforming the estate into a space of encounter, colour and sharing. Conceived and organised by Laura Coletto it grew out of a personal story and an act of solidarity in memory of her sister Michela.
After a first edition in 2022 dedicated to pumpkins, from 2023 onwards the event took shape as a vast field of blooming tulips. Between March and April, thousands of flowers brighten the countryside of Zenson di Piave, drawing visitors and families who can stroll through the rows and pick their own tulips.
The initiative combines nature and social commitment: the proceeds are donated to AIL (Italian Leukemia Association) in support of the Haematology-Oncology Department of Treviso. Over the years, it has become a much-anticipated event for the local community, fully representing the spirit of Villa Rosa, where land, people and solidarity come together.
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