Roccolo Grassi ★ 4.7
Estate working since 1996 in the Val di Mezzane between 200 and 300 metres, with 16 to 17 hectares of owned vineyard plus two hectares of woodland and one of olives.
Vineyards in Mezzane di Sotto
Corte Sant'Alda ★ 4.7
Marinella Camerani's estate at Cà Fioi in the Mezzane valley, registered with the Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella as Azienda Agricola Camerani Marinella.
Massimago ★ 4.6
Estate in the Mezzane valley held by the Cracco family since 1883 and relaunched in 2003 under Camilla Rossi Chauvenet, with certified organic production, a relais, a fruttaio and a range of Amarone, Ripasso and Valpolicella.
Ilatium Morini ★ 4.4
The Morini family farms 45 hectares split between the Val di Mezzane and the Soave hills, with an organic line alongside the Leon Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG.
Tasting Rooms in Mezzane di Sotto
Corte Sant'Alda ★ 4.7
Marinella Camerani's biodynamic estate in the eastern valley of Mezzane, tasting Mithas and Valpolicella Superiore among the woods and pasture that surround the vines.
Massimago ★ 4.6
Camilla Rossi Chauvenet took over the 1883 family house at Mezzane in 2003 and turned it organic in 2008, with certification in 2014 and a tasting room beside the relais.
Wine Bars in Mezzane di Sotto
Massimago Wine Bar ★ 4.4
Garden bar at the Massimago estate in Mezzane di Sotto, mixing cocktails on the estate's own organic Valpolicella and serving them with the eastern valley hills in view.
The list: Massimago's own organic Valpolicella range poured straight and used as the base for the cocktail list, in a garden looking across the Mezzane valley
Pours: Massimago Conte Gastone Amarone della Valpolicella, Massimago Marchesa Mariabella Valpolicella Ripasso, Massimago Profasio Valpolicella Superiore
Wine Hotels in Mezzane di Sotto
Massimago Wine Relais ★ 4.5
Colonial house of 1883 among the Mezzane vineyards, run as an agriturismo relais by Camilla Rossi Chauvenet alongside the certified organic cellar.
The list: Estate tastings of the organic Massimago range, the garden wine bar and a kitchen programme run under the Massimago in Cucina banner
Nightlife in Mezzane di Sotto
Massimago Wine Bar evening service ★ 4.4
Evening service at the Massimago estate bar, where the organic Valpolicella range is poured neat or mixed and the garden looks down the eastern valley.
The list: Massimago's organic Valpolicella poured straight or built into cocktails, in a garden above the Mezzane valley
Tip: Twenty minutes east of Verona. Closed Monday and Tuesday, and worth booking in summer for a garden table.
Dietary in Mezzane di Sotto
Corte Sant'Alda ★ 4.7
Marinella Camerani farms the Mezzane valley estate biodynamically, with woodland and pasture kept alongside the vines rather than cleared for them.
Tip: Visits are arranged by email at [email protected] rather than through a booking form.
Massimago ★ 4.6
Camilla Rossi Chauvenet runs the Mezzane estate on certified organic production across the whole range, from the Valpolicella through the Ripasso to the Amarone.
Tip: The estate publishes its organic certification on its own history page; visits and the wine bar garden are booked through the relais.
Corte Sant'Alda ★ 4.7
Marinella Camerani's Mezzane estate is the eastern-valley name that natural wine lists carry, worked biodynamically with minimal cellar handling.
Tip: The estate trades under the Camerani name online, which is why searches for Corte Sant'Alda often land on camerani.wine.