Roberto Mazzi ★ 4.5

Viviani ★ 4.7

Claudio Viviani farms at Mazzano above Negrar on calcareous medium-textured soils, using the altitude and low humidity of the site for the appassimento that feeds his Recioto and Amarone.

Villa Spinosa ★ 4.6

Estate on the Jago hill in Negrar run by Enrico Cascella Spinosa, with the Albasini Amarone and a Recioto della Valpolicella at the head of the range.

Cantina Valpolicella Negrar ★ 4.4

Cooperative founded in 1933 at the mouth of the Negrar valley, with 240 members farming 700 hectares of vineyard across the Valpolicella Classico hills. It bottles under the Domini Veneti label.

Tenuta Santa Maria di Gaetano Bertani ★ 4.6

The Gaetano Bertani branch of the family works from the Novare estate in Negrar, dating its winemaking to 1735 and covering Amarone Classico Riserva, Valpolicella Ripasso Classico and Recioto alongside Soave.

Fratelli Vogadori ★ 4.4

Small family cellar at Vigolo in Negrar producing Valpolicella Classico, Ripasso, Amarone and Recioto, plus an olive oil pressed from the trees standing in the vineyard.

Tasting: Cellar tasting hosted by the family, booked directly.

Fratelli Recchia ★ 4.3

The Recchia family has grown grapes at Cà Bertoldi in Negrar since 1906. The family house doubles as the tasting room and the harvest for Recioto and Amarone starts in mid September.

Tasting: Guided visits and tastings at the family house in Negrar.