Villa Della Torre ★ 4.9
Renaissance villa at Fumane designed by Giulio Romano and Michele Sanmicheli, bought by Marilisa Allegrini in 2008 and a working winery since 2019, with guided tastings in the mascaron rooms.
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Tasting Rooms in Valpolicella
Villa Mosconi Bertani ★ 4.8
Eighteenth-century villa and cellar at Novare in Arbizzano, where Ippolito Pindemonte held his literary salon, with daily tours of the frescoed Salone delle Muse, the drying lofts and the brolo.
Cantina Valpolicella Negrar Wineshop ★ 4.4
Shop and tasting counter of the 1933 Negrar cooperative, whose 240 members farm 700 hectares across the Classico hills, pouring the Domini Veneti selections beside the cellar itself.
Tommasi Wineshop and Tours ★ 4.5
The Tommasi family shop and visitor cellar at Pedemonte, open six days a week for tastings of the Valpolicella Classico, Ripasso and Amarone range including the Ca' Florian cru.
Scriani ★ 4.5
Cotti family cellar on the Fumane valley floor running three set tasting flights, from an entry white and Valpolicella pour up to the Amarone and Recioto selections.
Corteforte ★ 4.6
Fifteenth-century fortified court at Osan above Fumane, tasting an unusual range that keeps the old Amandorlato style alongside Recioto, Ripasso and three Amarone bottlings.
Le Salette ★ 4.4
Scamperle family cellar in the village of Fumane, pouring the Ca' Carnocchio and Pergole Vece Amarone selections in a working cellar rather than a visitor centre.
Secondo Marco ★ 4.6
Marco Speri's own cellar at Campolongo in Fumane, working long macerations and large Slavonian casks for a deliberately traditional reading of Amarone and Recioto.
Villa Spinosa ★ 4.6
Enrico Cascella Spinosa's estate on the Jago hill above Negrar, where the Albasini Amarone has taken Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri and the villa also runs a chamber music festival.
Roberto Mazzi ★ 4.5
Small family cellar at Crosetta in Negrar working the Poiega and Vigneto Calcarole plots, with tastings led by the family in the cellar under the house.
Viviani ★ 4.7
Claudio Viviani's cellar high at Mazzano above Negrar, where the Casa dei Bepi Amarone is bottled only in vintages the family judges worth it.
Le Ragose ★ 4.5
Hillside estate above Arbizzano replanted by Marta and Arnaldo Galli from the 1960s, tasting Valpolicella Classico Superiore and long-aged Amarone at the cellar.
Fratelli Recchia ★ 4.3
Recchia brothers' cellar at Ca' Bertoldi in the Jago valley of Negrar, a straightforward family tasting across Valpolicella Classico, Ripasso, Amarone and Recioto.
Novaia ★ 4.6
Certified organic Vaona family estate on the Novaia terraces at Marano, where the tasting runs through Corte Vaona, Le Balze and the Amarone selections.
Antolini ★ 4.5
Brothers Pier Paolo and Stefano Antolini receive visitors at Prognol in Marano, pouring the Moropio and Ca' Coato bottlings from the high Marano terraces.
San Rustico ★ 4.4
Campagnola family cellar at Valgatara farming 22 hectares on Veronese pergola since 1870, with tastings across the San Rustico and Gaso lines plus their Amarone grappa.
Vaona Odino ★ 4.3
Certified organic Vaona cellar on Via Paverno at Valgatara, a short family tasting through Valpolicella Classico, Ripasso and Amarone in the working cellar.
Cà la Bionda ★ 4.7
Certified organic Castellani estate in the Bionda valley at Valgatara, tasting single-vineyard Ravazzol and Casal Vegri alongside the classic Valpolicella range.
Monte Dall'Ora ★ 4.8
Carlo Venturini and Alessandra Zantedeschi farm dry-stone terraces above Castelrotto biodynamically, tasting Saseti, Camporenzo and Sant'Ulderico in the old cellar.
Zýmē ★ 4.8
Celestino Gaspari's cellar built into a disused sandstone quarry at San Floriano, worked since the fifteenth century, tasting the Kairos blend and the Oseleta-led reds underground.
Speri Viticoltori ★ 4.7
Seventh-generation Speri family cellar at Pedemonte, certified organic, with tastings centred on the Monte Sant'Urbano single-vineyard Amarone and the Vigneto La Roverina.
Tedeschi ★ 4.7
Tedeschi family cellar at Pedemonte, known for the Monte Olmi and La Fabriseria crus and for replanting minor Veronese grapes such as Dindarella and Rossignola.
Begali ★ 4.5
Lorenzo Begali's cellar at Cengia below the Castelrotto hill, where a booked visit walks the vineyard, the fermentation hall, the fruttaio and the cask cellar before a seated tasting of the estate's seven wines.
Corte Sant'Alda ★ 4.7
Marinella Camerani's biodynamic estate in the eastern valley of Mezzane, tasting Mithas and Valpolicella Superiore among the woods and pasture that surround the vines.
Massimago ★ 4.6
Camilla Rossi Chauvenet took over the 1883 family house at Mezzane in 2003 and turned it organic in 2008, with certification in 2014 and a tasting room beside the relais.
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Valpolicella Classica: Visit and tasting at Corte Borghetti
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Tasting Rooms in Valpolicella, FAQ
When is the best time to visit Valpolicella for wine?
Peak wine-travel season in Valpolicella is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
Do I need an appointment to taste at Valpolicella estates?
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
What hours do Valpolicella cellars and tasting rooms keep?
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
How does tipping work at Valpolicella tastings?
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
What is the one wine to try in Valpolicella?
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Valpolicella rewards trust.