Some wines carry their history in their name. “Sessantacampi” — sixty fields — is a piece of the land itself. It’s the historical land-registry title of a large farm along the river Piave, whose wine, in centuries past, was sent to the noble estates of the Most Serene Republic of Venice. The little wagon on the label recalls exactly that: the old trade in wine between the Treviso countryside and the city of Venice. Today the same soil produces wine savoured all over the world — a modern name for a very old story.
The Zago family’s bond with this land dates to the mid-nineteenth century, when Francesco Zago moved to Maserada sul Piave. The Zagos had always lived along the Piave as farmers, until, at the end of the 1970s, Luigino Zago made the decisive choice to turn the whole family estate over to growing grapes and making wine. Over the years, the winery built its reputation at home and abroad — and it remains very much a family affair. Luigino now works alongside his children: Federico, the estate’s oenologist, who follows the wine from vineyard to bottle, and Chiara, who leads communication and market development. Their arrival has brought fresh energy and a determination to carry the family name onto the international stage.
The estate’s great advantage is intimacy of scale. Because of the size of the farm, every step of production can be closely followed, from hand-harvesting on the family’s own land — providing a genuine guarantee of origin and traceability. The vineyards sit right beside the cellar, and that proximity allows a meticulous, traditional process in which the fruit is handled with real care. For the Zagos, this is a matter of principle as much as method: respecting nature and loving the land aren’t empty words but a life philosophy, expressed by farming and production methods that pair those values with the best modern technology.
Sessantacampi sits in the Marca Trevigiana, the gently rolling heart of Prosecco country, and sparkling wine is its calling card. The Prosecco family — Spumante Brut, Extra Dry and Frizzante — leads the range, evoking delicate pear, apple, white flowers and mountain honey, all with a bright, refreshing snap. Beyond the bubbles, the estate has developed a real passion for white wine: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, and above all Manzoni Bianco, the time-honoured local variety of the Treviso region, all aromatic and food-friendly. The reds round out a generous portfolio — the native Raboso alongside Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère, with lesser-seen local grapes like Refosco and Turchetta also in the mix.
Sessantacampi is Veneto in a glass: a farming family on the banks of the Piave, sixty fields of history, and wines that still travel the world as they once travelled to Venice.
Foxes & Grapes takes its name from the ancient Greek fable by Aesop — a story about desire, perspective, and how we sometimes convince ourselves that something just isn’t worth it simply because it feels out of reach.
In 2025, we opened Foxes & Grapes Wine Bar in Brussels with a simple philosophy: wine should be enjoyed, explored, and shared by everyone.
Within our first year, the bar received a Red Star and later a Silver Star from Star Wine List, and was recognised as a finalist for Best Newcomer Wine Bar in Belgium.
Operating the bar also helped us reflect on the long-term direction of the project. The traditional wine bar model did not fully align with the broader vision we had for Foxes & Grapes.
So we decided to evolve.
Today Foxes & Grapes is growing into a platform built around three pillars:
What began as a wine bar is becoming something bigger: a space where curiosity, discovery, and great bottles come together.
And this is only the beginning.
