{"id":8442,"date":"2026-04-21T23:10:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellagiotreeb.it\/?p=8442"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:19:26","slug":"wine-tasting-between-valtellina-california-and-lake-como","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellagiotreeb.it\/en\/wine-tasting-between-valtellina-california-and-lake-como\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrae III at Baita TreeB: A wine tasting journey from Valtellina to California, with Lake Como as your backdrop"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Wine tasting in Bellagio: Terrae III at Baita TreeB, where California meets Lake Como.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Some stories feel as though they were written long before they were ever poured into a glass. Ours is one of them. If you come visit us at Baita TreeB, you\u2019ll take in the deep blue of Lake Como and the peaks of the Grigne.

But if you close your eyes and take a sip of Terrae III, you\u2019ll suddenly find yourself among California\u2019s sunlit vineyards or on the dramatic terraced slopes of Valtellina.<\/p>

What we offer here, in the hills above Bellagio, is more than a simple tasting: it\u2019s the story of a sixteen-year bond connecting distant lands through an invisible thread. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The seed of an idea: that honeymoon in 2010<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It all began sixteen years ago. Luca and I chose California for our honeymoon. <\/p>

Among the many stops, one felt essential: Petaluma. That\u2019s where a family lived who, despite being on the other side of the ocean, remained deeply connected to Bellagio: the Lavio family. <\/p>

The welcome at their ranch was overwhelming. It wasn\u2019t just hospitality: it was genuine generosity, in hands still marked by the earth and in open, sincere gazes. Walking across their vast property, watching the animals and breathing in a way of life so simple and deeply rooted, we noticed the vines. <\/p>

At the time, that landscape felt like \u201cjust\u201d a precious memory to capture in a photograph. We had no idea it was, in fact, the beginning of everything. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Lavio family story: from Civenna to the American dream<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Mr. Lavio\u2019s story deserves to be told. It\u2019s a true emblem of early 20th-century Italian emigration: a man who left Civenna, just above Bellagio, carrying with him nothing but a farming heritage and an unwavering dedication to hard work.<\/strong> <\/p>

In California, decade after decade, he built a ranch that became a benchmark for the state\u2019s agricultural sector, earning official recognition and even appearing in national television campaigns. But there\u2019s one detail that makes our connection to them feel almost magical: our Baita TreeB once belonged to the Lavio family.<\/strong> <\/p>

Today, the circle comes full turn. One of the wines crafted by Maura and Domenic is born on those Californian lands and returns \u201chome,\u201d<\/strong> here to the Baita that once belonged to their ancestors\u2014where we now serve it to our guests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Terrae III: a dialogue between Valtellina and California<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If the Baita is where the meeting happens, the soul in the glass is the Terrae III project.
Born from the partnership of Domenic and Maura, now a beautiful family with their little Leo, and enriched by Luciano\u2019s winemaking expertise, this wine is a dialogue between two worlds:<\/p>