Wine in Osan, Fumane, Valpolicella

Corteforte ★ 4.5

Estate in the Osan hamlet of Fumane with a tower and terraced hillside plots. Its Amandorlato Recioto della Valpolicella Classico sits between sweet Recioto and dry Amarone, and part of the range is certified organic.

Corteforte ★ 4.6

Fifteenth-century fortified court at Osan above Fumane, tasting an unusual range that keeps the old Amandorlato style alongside Recioto, Ripasso and three Amarone bottlings.

Enoteca della Valpolicella wine room ★ 4.7

Ada's wine room at Osan above Fumane, running since 1996 inside the medieval Corteforte court and built around growers she buys from directly.

The list: Grower-led list assembled by Ada and Elisa since 1996 inside the Corteforte court at Osan, strongest on Valpolicella Classico growers and small Veneto producers

Pours: Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Recioto della Valpolicella Classico

Enoteca della Valpolicella ★ 4.7

Ada opened this dining room inside the Corteforte court at Osan in 1996 and runs it now with Elisa, matching Valpolicella growers to a short seasonal Veronese menu.

Corteforte estate shop ★ 4.4

Shop inside the fifteenth-century court at Osan, selling Corteforte's own bottlings including limited releases such as Dea Lualda and the decade-anniversary Amarone.

Corteforte rooms and apartments ★ 4.5

Rooms and apartments carved out of the old buildings of the Corteforte fortified court at Osan, with the estate's vineyards running up to the walls.

The list: Cellar and drying-loft visits with tastings of the Corteforte range, and the Enoteca della Valpolicella dining room in the same court

Enoteca della Valpolicella evening service ★ 4.7

Evening service in the old fortified court above Fumane, where the list is built from growers the house buys from directly rather than from a distributor's catalogue.

The list: Grower-led list assembled since 1996, poured by Ada and Elisa inside the Corteforte court at Osan

Tip: Book. The dining room is small and the drive up to Osan is dark and narrow after nightfall.