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In the Bardolino production zone, the vine has been cultivated since the Bronze Age, as has been established by the discovery of fossilized grape seeds in the remains of lake dwellings built on piles at Peschiera, Lazise, Cisano, Pacengo and Bor. 
The name, which is clearly of Germanic origin, could be derived, as legend has it, from Bardala, daughter of King Axuletus and grand-daughter of Mantus, founder of Mantua. The tale was originally told by the Latin poet Virgil and later included in the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. 
In the Middle Ages, when there was a general decline in agricultural production, the cultivation and making of Bardolino was continued by the monks of the Church of San Colombano, who thereby saved the wine from extinction. 
Until the beginning of the 19th century, it was the practice to produce Bardolino by fermenting the must in holes in impermeable rock strata, which were covered by slabs of stone. 
Bardolino is made from a mixture of grapes, each of which has a precise role to fill. Corvina provides body and color. Rondinella is responsible for the wine's characteristic and appealing grassy flavor. Molinara gives the wine fragrance, while Negrara assures softness and freshness.  





October 2005 tbc (Every year)

On the shores of Lake Garda is the town of Bardolino, famous for the production of fine red wine. Every October, the Comune holds an annual Festa dell'Uva - Grape Festival.

There are concerts and fireworks, wine tastings and food stalls where you can try the local meat and rice specialities. Above all, the joys of Lake Garda are before you since it all takes place outside. Upwards of 4000 people attend every year.

Live classical music concerts take place at 9.30pm each night and the fabulous fireworks display illuminates the night skies at 11pm on the Monday night.

Bardolino wine is made from a mixture of grapes: Corvina provides body and colour, Rondinella is responsible for the wine's appealing grassy flavour, Molinara gives the wine fragrance, while Negrara assures softness and freshness.