The natural wine room in Veronetta, pouring only small growers who farm the land themselves, and the easiest place in Verona to taste low-intervention Veneto by the glass.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. Open from 18:00 on the other six days, from 17:00 on Sunday.
Address: Via Cantarane 69, 37129 Verona, Italy, Valpolicella
The estate's entry Valpolicella Classico, the bottling that carries the biodynamic terraces of Castelrotto onto natural wine lists outside Italy.
Tip: Around EUR 14 to 20 at retail, the cheapest way into the estate's range.
Carlo Venturini and Alessandra Zantedeschi work the Castelrotto terraces biodynamically on certified organic ground, with biodiversity treated as part of the farm rather than a side project.
Tip: The estate's Biodiversità page sets out the hedging and cover cropping between the dry-stone terraces.
Marinella Camerani farms the Mezzane valley estate biodynamically, with woodland and pasture kept alongside the vines rather than cleared for them.
Tip: Visits are arranged by email at [email protected] rather than through a booking form.
Musella runs a biodynamic programme across an estate that mixes vines with woodland and pasture at San Martino Buon Albergo, with the relais on the same land.
Tip: The estate publishes its biodynamic approach under the Cantina section, alongside the vineyard and scores pages.
The Castellani brothers hold organic certification on the Bionda valley holdings at Valgatara, including the Ravazzol and Casalvegri single-vineyard parcels.
Tip: Casalvegri is the certified organic Classico Superiore to taste against the base wine at the cellar.
The Vaona family hold organic certification across the Novaia terraces at Marano, from the base Valpolicella up to the I Cantoni Classico Superiore and the Amarone.
Tip: Novaia is a certified organic estate in Marano that runs a proper booked tasting programme, which is not the norm at this scale.
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