Zýmē ★ 4.8

Santa Sofia ★ 4.5

Pedemonte house dating its wine trade to 1811, working from a Palladian villa with gardens and fountains and a recently rebuilt cellar.

Tasting: Booked hospitality experiences at the Pedemonte villa.

Nicolis ★ 4.6

Three generations of the Nicolis family have made wine at San Pietro in Cariano since 1951, with the Seccal Ripasso Classico Superiore and the Ambrosan Amarone as the reference bottlings.

Monte Dall'Ora ★ 4.8

Carlo Venturini farms biodynamically at Castelrotto, vinifying each vineyard separately and fermenting Valpolicella in small steel vats and Amarone in wood. The Sant'Ulderico Recioto leads the range.

Marchesi Fumanelli ★ 4.6

The Fumanelli family has made wine at Squarano for over five centuries. Its Amarone Classico and the Octavius Riserva are built on 40 percent Corvina, 40 percent Corvinone and 20 percent Rondinella.

Tommasi Viticoltori ★ 4.6

Tommasi Family Estates is based at Ronchetto in San Pietro in Cariano and runs wine hospitality and wine tours from the Valpolicella Classico home estate.

Tasting: Wine hospitality programme and guided wine tours from the San Pietro in Cariano estate.

Speri Viticoltori ★ 4.7

Seven generations of the Speri family in Valpolicella Classico, farming organically and running a visits programme alongside the Amarone range.

Tasting: Estate visits and tastings, booked through the winery.