Maculan, the panettone born from the nectar of the gods.

The Maculan family is, first and foremost, a family of wine makers that has been selecting and transforming the best grapes from Breganze, an enchanting town at the foot of the Asiago Plateau in the province of Vicenza, into wines of exceptional stature, unique quality, and taste for three generations. The Loison family, on the other hand, has been an expert in the refined and sought-after art of pastry making since 1938. The meeting of the ingenuity and passion of these two families has made it possible to create a unique product: the Panettone al Torcolato. Let's now get to know a little more about the artisans who are the protagonists of this exciting culinary story!

MACULAN WINE: A FAMILY STORY

The activity of the Maculan family began in the distant 1947 thanks to the commitment and will of Giovanni Maculan. In the following years, the business passed into the hands of Fausto Maculan, who, with determination and immense passion, brought it to its current reality. After Fausto, the story certainly doesn’t end: since 2007, his daughters Angela and Maria Vittoria have also joined their father in following the family tradition. From a young age, Angela has always been an integral part of the work carried out in the winery and today manages the entire export of the company, traveling around the world, proud to share the wines that are the result of her family's hard work.

Maria Vittoria is no less impressive either: showing an early predisposition for the "family business," she joined the company after graduating to support her father in the work of the enologist and to manage the vineyards and processes in the winery, overseeing the ripening of the grapes, fermentation, and maturation of the wines.

LOISON, THE BEST OF ARTISAN PASTRY MAKING

Founded in 1938, the Loison pastry shop is now run by Dario Loison and Sonia Pilla, third-generation pastry chefs. The two have together faced their professional journey while also creating their own paths: Dario is the entrepreneurial genius while Sonia is the romantic and nostalgic soul, the one who has created the distinctive style of Loison, an expression of perfect, elegant, and refined design. Dario took over the family business in 1994 and, through a small revolution, pushed the pastry shop toward new product and market challenges. On one hand, he continues to offer the traditional Panettone in multiple flavor variations while on the other, he transforms it and, thanks to collaborations with some chefs, brings it to the table year-round in different forms. An example of an excellent product born from the collaboration of many minds and hands is certainly the Panettone al Torcolato, created with a unique ingredient: the passito wine Torcolato produced by Maculan.

PANETTONE AL TORCOLATO: THE PLEASURE IMMERSED IN THE NECTAR OF THE GODS

The Torcolato is a DOC passito wine that represents the territory of Breganze in the world. Torcolato has a bright golden yellow color and is characterized by an intense bouquet with notes of honey, flowers, vanilla, and noble woods. Its taste is sweet and full, possessing a good body and excellent balance between acidity and sugars. This wine has inspired the creativity of pastry chef Dario Loison, who decided to offer an excellent alternative, allowing you to bring a somewhat different Panettone to your table this holiday season. We are talking about the Panettone al Torcolato, a combination of the art of Loison pastry from Motta, in the province of Vicenza, and that of the Maculan winery.

This Panettone is truly incredible and holds many secrets. It is indeed a unique recipe designed to enhance the aromas of the Breganze wine. The first secret is the raisins, which are soaked for a long time in Torcolato, while the second secret lies in the glaze: this also contains the sweet wine from Maculan to make it even tastier! The long fermentation, the careful baking, the slow cooling process after coming out of the oven, but above all the addition of Torcolato in the dough, are the steps that allow this particular Panettone to be extremely light and fluffy.

Ilaria Chesini