Vigne Savie

Vigne Savie

A family grower in Santo Stefano with a piece of Cartizze, and the nerve to bottle two of its four wines at 25 grams of sugar.

Around 1980, Remigio had an idea about vineyards. That is how the family's own page puts it, as a vision rather than a founding date, and it names Maria Teresa, Valentina, Laura and Viviana alongside him. The winery calls itself a young company drawing on generations of growers. It is at Via Follo 26 in Santo Stefano, a hamlet of Valdobbiadene, and every vine it uses is its own: steep, high-hill slopes in the Valdobbiadene DOCG and on Cartizze. All four wines are 100% Glera, and every grape is picked by hand.

At a glance

The story

One thing to clear up first. The legal name is Azienda Agricola di Ruggeri V., and Valdobbiadene also has a large, well-known Ruggeri winery. We found nothing linking the two. This is a separate, much smaller family, and it deserves to be found under its own name.

The angle here is sugar, and we mean that as a compliment. Prosecco has spent the last few years racing toward zero: Brut Nature, Extra Brut, single-hill wines with barely a gram in them. Vigne Savie went the other way. Two of its four wines are labelled Dry at 25 g/l.

That needs a word of explanation, because Prosecco's labels are written in a kind of reverse code. Brut is the driest of the usual styles. Extra Dry is sweeter than Brut. Dry is sweeter still. So a Dry Cartizze is the hill's traditional style: soft, round and a little sweet. A Prosecco built to sit next to dessert rather than oysters is not a fashionable thing to make in 2026. We think it is a good one.

The family keeps up some older habits too. Each spring, the winery says, it sells "vino della tradizione" in demijohns, the big round glass jars that hold far more than a bottle. And it has been collecting medals for a long time: its list goes back to an "Oscar Qualità Prezzo" in 1995 and includes golds at the Mostra Nazionale Vini di Pramaggiore in 2021.

What to drink

All four are made by the Charmat method, with the second fermentation in a pressurised tank, and all four are 11% abv.

Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze, Dry (DOCG). 25 g/l. A small production from the most prized hill in Prosecco. The producer describes it as delicate and fruity, full and slightly sweet. We found no price.

Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Dry (DOCG). 25 g/l. Softer and rounder, according to the producer, who suggests it with desserts. We found no price.

Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry (DOCG). 15 g/l, so off-dry rather than sweet. The producer describes green apple and acacia, with a slightly bitter finish. We found no price.

Prosecco DOC Extra Dry. 15 g/l, made at a lower pressure, 3 bar, so the bubbles are gentler. The producer suggests it with meals and with fish. We found no price.

Prices: euro prices are what the winery or an Italian retailer charges, with a rough dollar figure at about $1.14 to the euro (October 2026). In the US, expect more on the shelf once shipping, the 15% tariff on EU wine, importer and distributor margins and taxes are added.

Where it fits

Put Vigne Savie next to its neighbours on Cartizze and you get the whole argument about Prosecco in three glasses. Zucchetto makes its Cartizze at 1.0 g/l, almost bone dry. Gemin labels its Cartizze Dry at 19 to 21 g/l. Vigne Savie goes to 25. Same hill, three opinions. Gemin's Pioniere also comes from the Rive di Santo Stefano, the same hamlet, so the two make a neat pair for anyone touring that corner of Valdobbiadene. If you like your Prosecco dry and sharp, start elsewhere. If you have ever been told your taste for something a little sweet is unsophisticated, start here.

Where to buy

• At the winery: the shop on Via Follo. The online shop says "coming soon".
• US and UK: we found no importer or retailer. If you know one, tell us.

Visiting

The shop is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 19:00, and Saturday, 8:30 to 12:00, with Sundays by appointment. No tasting format or price is published, so call +39 0423 900235 or write to info@vignesavie.it before you go.

Quick answers

Is Vigne Savie related to Ruggeri? Not that we could find. The family company is Azienda Agricola di Ruggeri V., a small grower, and no source links it to the large Ruggeri winery of Valdobbiadene.

Does Vigne Savie make Cartizze? Yes. It owns vines in the Cartizze zone and makes a Superiore di Cartizze Dry at 25 g/l.

Is Vigne Savie Prosecco sweet? Two of its wines, the Cartizze and the Valdobbiadene Dry, are at 25 g/l, which is noticeably sweet. Its two Extra Dry wines are at 15 g/l.

Sources

• vignesavie.it: home, who we are, wines, awards
• prosecco.it: Vigne Savie
• Wine Folly Valdobbiadene guide

Last checked: October 2026

The Prosecco Desk: the Proseccotists behind Bella Principessa Prosecco. We love this region and write about the families who make it. Producers do not pay to be listed.