Renato Meneghello

Where They Are Now

At Nino Franco Spumanti in Valdobbiadene, the work is Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore: an expression that depends on place, pace, and the close handling of details that turn grapes into a finished wine. Renato Meneghello is the winemaker there, working inside a family house founded in 1919 where continuity is part of the method, not a slogan. The company still operates in a négociant-style model, and Meneghello puts it plainly: “We continue to be a négociant-style company, so we buy grapes within the denomination.” Before wine became the center of his professional life, structure and judgment were already part of the job. Renato Meneghello served as Regional Director at Gartner, a role built on discipline, steadiness, and the need to manage competing priorities without losing direction. That background reads less like a clean break than a useful transfer of habits: the same order, clarity, and measured decision-making now show up in the way he works at Nino Franco.

Career - Winemaker — Nino Franco - Regional Director — Gartner

Signature

Renato's signature dishes include Rustico, Primo Franco, Vigneto della Riva di San Floriano, Nodi, and Grave di Stecca. At Nino Franco Spumanti, those names map the range of Renato Meneghello’s work in bottle form. Rustico carries directness; Primo Franco speaks to lineage; Vigneto della Riva di San Floriano and Grave di Stecca point back to specific ground; Nodi suggests complexity and tension held together with restraint. Read as a set, they show how his work in Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore is organized around place, continuity, and controlled variation.

In Their Words “We continue to be a négociant-style company, so we buy grapes within the denomination.” The line is a concise statement of method. For Renato Meneghello, the work is not built on ornament but on a clear operating model: source within the denomination, work within the house tradition, and keep the focus on what the structure of the region allows the wine to become.

FAQ Where did Renato Meneghello work before? Renato Meneghello's earlier career included Gartner. What is Renato Meneghello known for? Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore.