Orto di Venezia

A unique winery just a short boat ride away from Venice. Resevations are required, although the visit was accommodated last minute via WhatsApp. Tasting of 3 vintages is 60€, current pour is 2020, 2021 & 2023. Very special wine that has a lot of complexity & has history back to the 17th century. Some bottles are actually aged in the lagoon. Hugo was a great host, speaking English, French & Italian.

We spent a delightful afternoon here sampling the wine and walking around the vineyard. The 2015 Dorona was our favorite. Our visit was part of another tour, and we would absolutely return here for the food, drink, and hospitality. We got a mini-lesson on Venetian wine and the process here, as well as views of their garden, which supplies the amazing restaurant with fresh ingredients. Very much worth the trip to this precious gem of a winery.

Our third visit to the Venetian lagoon, and Orto/Sant Erasmo has been on our to do list each time. We love the simplicity of the island and the winery, dropping in and sipping wonderful wine including the new Terasmino, and visiting with Pamela. If you’re “in town” for a fly by visit then do your own thing. But if your intention is to relax and soak in Venetian culture, consider visiting Orto!

Very nice and intimate location far from tourists and noise of the main city. Welcoming waiter told us the story of the winery and made us taste the wine together with some croutons. Wine is delicious and location too! Totally recommended

Came for a wine tasting, ended up buying two crates! The owner nicely showed us around the whole property and told us all about the history of the island and its vineyards. It is a charming place, the wine is fantastic, perfect for getting out of crowded Venice for an afternoon. Highly recommended.

The only winery in the entire laguna of Venice. The brainchild of an adventurous and passionate Frenchman who discovered that wine had been produced there before in the 18th century. One white wine of excellent quality: freshness with a slight salty taste. Good break from the crowds in San Marco.

Very disappointed with our trip to the Orto winery. We had read about this winery from a newspaper article and my girlfriend was looking forward to it. From the initial email enquiring about the 'wine tasting' the woman in charge was nothing but rude and blunt. When we got to the winery she plonked a bottle of wine in front of us while she was on the phone and left, almost like we were an inconvenience to her being there. She left us for a couple of hours without saying or offering any other wine or food, or showing us around the winery - not exactly wine tasting. She even had the cheek to try and charge us 20 euros each which she eventually decided to reduce to 15. My girlfriend was understandably upset by the mannerisms of this woman. Real shame - this winery has a lot of potential but not in these hands. I won't give this woman the time of day.

This review is for the winery called ORTO in San Erasmo. As the place looked attractive enough from the road, I wandered in to buy a couple of bottles while waiting for the water bus. Beside the rather charming, older, decaying house, a barn has been refitted into a modern salesroom. After standing in front of this for a couple of minutes, a woman eventually and obviously regretfully detached herself from an outside table (it was 4:30 PM, so it's not like I was interrupting her lunch), and asked me acidly what I wanted (you can tell the French ownership..). "Err, buy some wine??". Ostentatiously unhappy with this answer, she shooed me inside, and, in obvious pain, explained that they had only white wine, and that it was good. To be fair, I didn't ask for a tasting (so she didn't have the opportunity to refuse), and asked for the price of a bottle of 2015, which is generally a good year. 28€, but today I could have it for 25! I blanched, but tried to keep a brave face. She then asked me how many (bottles? crates?) I wanted, and when I said "just one, please" I learned how people look at you when you are a canine dejection stuck on their shoe. Anyway, she pocketed the money, put the bottle in a nice (but useless, it kept opening) cardboard carrier, and got rid of me asap. The wine is nice (yes, I do happen to know my wine), effectively and sleekly marketed to a "bobo" clientèle, but when it comes down to it, you can get pretty much the equivalent (or better) in quality/taste in any decent supermarket. For a fraction of the price, and without the sneering.