De Tacchi

Water and land - the two key words in the De Tacchi story.

The water beneath the fast Venetian ships that were already sailing inexhaustibly to the Orient back in the early Middle Ages. The distant lands visited by adroit merchants seeking new civilisations and cultures to know and learn from are where De Tacchi rice originated. Fertile inland plains washed by swollen and slow-flowing rivers, where the water meets and covers the land is where De Tacchi rice grows today as it did then.

A precious resource for the economy of the times, the discovery of the Americas made the fortune of noble Venetian families, who shifted the focus of their interests from sea to land.

Grantortino has reliable records of rice cultivation that go back as far as 1500. A noble tradition for a fine product – the fruit of learning and hard toil.
Hydraulic engineering works of unaltered efficiency, cultivation and drying methods that have a low environmental impact and selection technology all form part of the concern for the product and its preservation.

Today, the De Tacchi estate is an unblemished land that is treated with respect, nourished with organic fertilisers and with no urban invasion. It is home to important protected animal species that are welcomed and constitute a distinguishing and rewarding feature.
The fruits of this noble land are superior quality products, greatly valued for their biodiversity and for this reason protected as a Slow Food.

Unique quality made of age-old traditions, the finest land and technology that safeguards wholesomeness and conservation.
When you taste a De Tacchi product, you realise the artisan husking procedures have remained unchanged since the 1600s.