Amarone vertical in the Bertani drying rooms ★ 4.8
Private walk through the brolo, the monumental cask cellar and the appassimento rooms at Novare, ending with two vintages of Amarone Classico Riserva and the 14-year Brolo dei Poeti.
A guide to wine experiences in Valpolicella.
Wine Experiences in Valpolicella
Villa Mosconi Bertani Acinaticum 1928 tasting ★ 4.9
Seven-wine tasting built around Acinaticum 1928, the Bertani family's forerunner of Amarone, poured after a private visit to the frescoed salon, gardens and cellar.
Buglioni Harvest Experience ★ 4.5
Buglioni open the picking to visitors for a month each vintage, putting secateurs in hands in the Corrubbio vineyards before the fruit goes to the drying loft.
Buglioni Balthazar wine experience ★ 4.5
Aperitivo at Locanda Buglioni, a night at Dimora Buglioni, then the cellar and fruttaio tour and a five-wine, five-course guided lunch or dinner.
Cooking class at Villa Della Torre ★ 4.6
Cooking class inside the sixteenth-century villa at Fumane, held in the rooms with the giant mascaron fireplaces and paired with the estate's Valpolicella and Lugana.
Villa Della Torre vineyard walk and the Bucintoro ★ 4.5
A walk through what the estate calls a garden of vines rather than a vineyard, taking in the grotto and the Bucintoro nymphaeum before a tasting.
Zýmē Premium Experience in the quarry cellar ★ 4.8
Celestino Gaspari's cellar occupies a sandstone quarry cut into the hillside at Ca' del Pipa and worked since the fifteenth century, and the guided visit ends with eight wines tasted among the casks.
Ti Ascolto vineyard and cellar visit at Monte Dall'Ora ★ 4.7
Carlo Venturini's shortest booked visit walks the terraced vineyard above Castelrotto and continues into the cellar for the estate's account of its biodynamic work and a tasting.
Scriani tasting packages ★ 4.4
Scriani run three named flights at Fumane, First Impressions, Dreaming Valpolicella and The World of Scriani, each stepping further up the estate range.
Pagus Wine Tours vintage-car tour of Verona ★ 4.3
Pagus Wine Tours run a private vintage-car circuit of central Verona and finish it with a seated tasting in their own room on Via della Valverde.
Pagus Wine Tours Saturday afternoon tasting ★ 4.2
A weekly Saturday tasting for travellers who cannot give a whole day to the valleys, run in the Pagus tasting room in central Verona.
Verona Wine Tour lunch with Quintarelli ★ 4.7
Verona Wine Tour hold access to Giuseppe Quintarelli's Monte Ca' Paletta site and the newer Negrar cellar, and pair the visit with lunch inside the city walls.
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Valpolicella Classica: Visit and tasting at Corte Borghetti
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Valpolicella all around: wine tasting of typical Valpolicella wines
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Wine Experiences 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.