Cà la Bionda ★ 4.7

Novaia ★ 4.6

Organic estate in the Novaia hamlet of Marano, a member of the Consorzio Tutela Vini della Valpolicella, the Strada del Vino Valpolicella and the Biodistretto della Valpolicella.

Corte Rugolin ★ 4.5

Small Valgatara estate run by Elena and Federico Coati from a restored courtyard farm, producing the four Valpolicella styles from the Marano valley slopes.

Antolini ★ 4.6

Pier Paolo and Stefano Antolini have farmed at Prognol in Marano since 1992, working about nine hectares of family vineyard between 150 and 350 metres, with a further plot at Semonte in San Pietro in Cariano since 1993.

Michele Castellani ★ 4.5

Valgatara house bottling the I Castei and Ca del Pipa lines, from Valpolicella Classico and Ripasso Classico Superiore up to Amarone Classico and the Campo Casalin selection.

Tenuta Santa Maria Valverde ★ 4.6

Boutique cellar perched at around 500 metres on the Marano hills, run by the fifth generation of the family across Valpolicella Classico, Superiore, Ripasso, Amarone and Recioto.

Giuseppe Campagnola ★ 4.4

Family house at Valgatara whose certified organic estate vineyards sit alongside fruit from more than fifty contracted growers across roughly eighty hectares in the Marano comune, with a cellar visit programme.

Tasting: Cellar visit with a tasting of Valpolicella Ripasso, Valpolicella Superiore and Amarone.