ROSSI FRANCESCO

Francesco Rossi cultivates Ciliegia di Marostica IGP on the Veneto hills encircling the historic town, in one of Italy's eight designated cherry-growing municipalities. His fruit meets the strict calibre standards of the appellation—minimum 23 millimetres for the fresh market—where the sweet cherries develop their characteristic deep-red lustre. Working within a tightly regulated zone reflects a commitment to terroir-defined quality rather than volume. In Colceresa, Rossi's orchards occupy terrain shaped by the Astico valley's microclimate, where elevation and soil composition determine the cherries' signature flavour profile. The producer represents a generation maintaining the Marostica basin's centuries-old cultivation while adhering to contemporary IGP protocols that govern harvest timing and post-harvest handling.

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