Valpolicella Wine Tours: Bertani

Bertani is one of Valpolicella most renowned and prestigious winery. Its products are exported and appreciated all over the world. Is one of the first wineries which, in the 1950s, started producing the modern Amarone as a wine to be released on the market. Amrone in fact for centuries remained a product made mainly for local consumption.

Bertani winery is located in Villa Novare, a XVIII century Baroque style villa in the middle of a green valley in the east side of Valpolicella Classica, the original Valpolicella producing area, and host a long tradition in wine making.

Bertani is still following the traditional Amarone producing method: natural reeds racks for the four months grapes drying process and at least six years aging in big Slavonia oak barrels (the DOC rules allow the Amarone to be released on the market after just 2 years of oak aging!). The result is a timeless Amarone wine. A full bodied wine yet mellow, well balanced and full of harmony. A real "meditation wine".

Thanks to the long aging in big barrels, Bertani's Amarone can age for decades. Some of their top selling bottles are vintages from the 60's and 70's which, according to experts, could even get better, if someone could wait any longer before drinking it once they buy it...

At Bertani, it's possible to visit Villa Novare with its XVIII century painted ceiling representing the flowing of time in the countryside, its romantic park, the fascinating Amarone grapes drying lofts and the old cellar: a real wine making museum with its huge oak barrels.

The visit is followed by a wine tasting chosen from Bertani's selection. The basic tasting consist of 3 different Bertani wines: Soave or Secco Bertani from their estates in eastern Verona, Valpolicella Ripasso and the famous Amarone Classico. For the 4 wines superior tasting: Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Amarone and Recioto (the sweet dessert wine).

Villa Novare can also be rented and become a luxury location for wedding ceremonies, parties, events, meetings, cooking classes.

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