Wine in Castelrotto, San Pietro in Cariano, Valpolicella

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.

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.

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.

Monte Dall'Ora ★ 4.8

Carlo Venturini and Alessandra Zantedeschi work the Castelrotto terraces biodynamically on certified organic ground, with biodiversity treated as part of the farm rather than a side project.

Tip: The estate's Biodiversità page sets out the hedging and cover cropping between the dry-stone terraces.

Monte Dall'Ora ★ 4.8

A low-intervention Classico-zone estate whose Saseti, Camporenzo and San Giorgio Alto sell through natural wine retailers as much as through classic wine merchants.

Tip: Saseti is the bottle you will actually find; the two Superiore crus sell out at the cellar door.

Monte Dall'Ora Saseti ★ 4.6

The estate's entry Valpolicella Classico, the bottling that carries the biodynamic terraces of Castelrotto onto natural wine lists outside Italy.

Tip: Around EUR 14 to 20 at retail, the cheapest way into the estate's range.