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Fumane

In an old road protected by two walls of rocks is located Marega, historic district of Fumane where the Azienda Agricola Monte dei Ragni resides. During ancient times, scene of innumerous battles, the fort of a well traditional family and the Austrian domination of the hill were conquered by one of the Ragni ancestors, and during that time was when Monte dei Ragni appeared. A bond ancient and subterranean location which since 1900, thanks to the vision of the Holy Ragni and their desire to specialize in the production of grapes that really would make a difference in the wine market the Monte dei Ragni was born. Zeno Zignoli, the wine maker and owner of Monte dei Ragni continued the wine evolution in the course of decades thanks to the acquisition of additional land in the locality of Mazzurega, just north. All the fields are full of sweet hills, sunny all day long, and perfect for growing screw. Their work from the cultivation and the limited production is a niche of excellence. With the help of Fabio Bigolin Umberto Menini, two enthusiast’s winemakers, Ragni had planted five thousand strains per hectare of high quality grape varieties, some restored in its business from very old vines. The controlling in a daily basis of the earth, the grapes and the cellar are identical since the beginning of his journey – loving and care of each single grape: Light soft pressing, a wise use of wood and almost a total exclusion of mechanical pumping systems. We really felt in love for their history, their grapes and the beautiful valley, combined with the stubbornness of Zeno that has a poetic and philosophical vision of all out from the bottling that offers not only an extraordinary wine such as Valpolicella Superiore DOC, Ripasso Della Valpolicella DOC, and his jewel Amarone Classico Superiore DOC, but also an extraordinary example of coherence and humanity.

Valpolicella Region

The Azienda Bonazzi, Dario e Fabio is situated in the heart of the Valpolicella Classico, located on the border of the hills of Fumane, and surrounded by most of its vineyards. The remaining 15% is located in the hills of the classic Bardolino area, but cannot be considered the appellation "classic" because it is vinified outside the historic area. The family believes and invests heavily in new technologies, always starting from the quality in the vineyard as well as the assistance of a group of technical experts. Focusing on the quality and on the proper relationship with the price, it began its expansion in international markets with great success. The family Bonazzi, by reservation, is pleased to welcome you to tastings of its products. The company's Retail Store is located in San Pietro in Cariano, right on the main road,on the way to Verona.

Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella

The winery Corte Aleardi belonging to the Ferrari Family produces wines in an enthusiastic and expert way, using the fruits of its vineyards that are situated in the classic Valpolicella, in the township of S.Ambrogio di Valpolicella and S.Pietro incariano.In the old village of Gargagnago (in the township of S.Ambrogio) is situated the 15th century mansion with its cellars, outhouses, hectares of olivegroves and hectars of vineyards. The Ferrari family has run its farm since 1789 and they are gradually replacing the old pergolas with new training systems and new clones which are more suitable for producing top-quality wines such as their Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Amarone DOC Classico and Riserva, Valpolicella Ripasso and the famous Reccioto Della Valpolicella.

San Pietro in Cariano

The story of the Manara winery is like the story of other small wine producers in the Valpolicella Classico area. It was established in 1950 and the owners have been running it for three generations, maintaining local wine-making traditions with growing experience and passion. The progressive development that took place in the last few years was surely due to the new generation represented by the three brothers Lorenzo, Fabio and Giovanni Manara, who directly follow the entire production and marketing process. The enlargement of the winery, with the new and practical wine cellar, facilitates and optimizes the different phases of the production. Moreover it allows to obtain quality wines maintaining their typicality unchanged. The approximately 11 hectares of vineyard constituing the winery are situated in the hilly zone of the Valpolicella Classico region, precisely in the localities of San Pietro in Cariano, Negrar and Marano di Valpolicella. Wine is produced respecting entirely the characteristics of the "terroir", in order to create recognizable wines. This is why grapes from different harvest zones are vinified separately, such as the grapes for the Valpolicella Ripasso, Amarone Della Valpolicella, Recioto Della Valpolicella, Rosso Del Veneto among others.

PIACENZA

Vigolzone

A family's passion for wine, the desire to produce it in an area as the province of Piacenza, in spite of difficulties of various kinds, driven by the desire and instinct to do research, develop and unveil the hidden potential of land and vines. Eight wines are eight different interpretations of nature, eight different times of day or even life, eight children, one with its own distinct character. This has always been very important that every wine of La Tosa has a unique, distinct personality, and that all the wines together compose a rich and full selection, and the word Emporium for having eight syllabus is proud to represent this winery. And by clear and regular scan: four whites, three reds, one sweet wine. Among them, three base wines (IL Valnure, Il Riodeltordo and Il Gutturnio) and five most important wines. Among the latter, a couple of wines softer and immediate impact, coming from native grape varieties ( Il Sorriso di Cielo and Il Vignamorello), and a couple more from the impact and thoughtful men, from imported grapes ( Il Sauvignon and Il Luna Salvatica).Finally, icing on the cake donated by earth and sun, a sweet wine L’Ora Felice), which with its fragrance and its fine to transmit the light touch and deep nature.

Carpaneto Piacentino

Since 1971, the passion for the vine and wine is passed down through generations in the family Campana, today modern equipment allows better control of what nature changes in the various steps from grapes to wine, the wine, the bottle. The Campana Wine Cellars are located at the foot of the hills in a position of favor, at the mouth of the Val d'Arda and Val Chero, from the slopes of these valleys come most of the grapes and wines from which you will get 700,000 (for the DOC 70%) about bottles produced annually. The labels are a lot of key proposals of the Colli Piacentini DOC: Gutturnio, Barbera, Bonarda, Ortrugo, Malvasia, Monterosso Val d'Arda, Pinot Grigio, Trebbianino Trebbia, and IGT wines with denomination of Terre Veleja and Emilia in different versions Sparkling, Sparkling and Ferme. From sparkling to whites, from dry to sweets Cantine Campana represents the region in its totality. The sincerity of the wines and the correct application of oenological practices and controls throughout the manufacturing process make these wines very special to be able to please any wine lover in different parts of the world.

Emilia Romagna

Winegrowers of love and passion, tenacious seekers of quality, "Ciocca, young company, dynamic and newly established is located in one of the finest valleys of Piacenza hills, and is on the market power of Italian wine with fruit and elegance of the wines. Manufacturers of its own grapes, grown with low yields and the method of integrated control, protecting the environment and the consumer, wants to differentiate itself from other local companies for the quality of its wines, the freshness of the product, the balance of essential components of grapes and wine and excellent quality - price. The grapes and vines are grown on the hills of Lugagnano, Piacenza, placing their famous Ortrugo, Bonarda, Barbera, Malvasia, Chardonnay, and Cabernet/Merlot wines. In order to preserve the wine heritage, the company retains the hills of vineyards Chiavenna Rocchetta centenary able to provide the quantity of grapes that may yet high quality. The winery is equipped with all modern technology for sound winemaking wine, preferring stainless steel containers, which are essential for the cleaning of the product and the conservation of aromas in wine grapes. It has good barrel to mature where the great crus from time to time by choosing the type of wood of the barrels, their origin, the toasting of the staves, and the overall index of aromaticity have. This is to leave intact the characteristics of the wines, governing with the trade balance between the wine and barrels and barrels and wine. The purpose and offer a wine, pleasant, balanced and healthy and with good longevity.

TUSCANY

Siena

Romano Parigi, agronomist, and his wife Lia, a retired teacher, bought the property in 1963 and created the actual Estate. Their sons Luigi and Paolo both work in the farm.
Il Greppo is located in the south part of Siena, close to Montepulciano and not far from other historical towns like Arezzo, Pienza, Cortona and Assisi.
The farmhouse, completely restored in high standard, is situated in a beautiful and quite Tuscan countryside surrounded by round hills with olive trees and vineyards.

Chianti

In the Chianti area, the heart of Tuscany, cradle of arts and traditions, a land rich in natural fruits and beauty, the Sensi Family produces wines from its own vineyards since 1890. The high Quality of the Sensi Wines is absolutely due to the soil and to the extremely favorable climate, but overall it is due to the men working in the vineyards with constant passion.

Today, more than a century after, the secrets are always the same: love the land, respect for the tradition, will of innovation and a lot of passion.

CAMPANIA

Anthony Caputo has recovered an family tradition dating back to the 19th Century, when the Afragola area was known the preservation of wines in its many caves of tuff, a volcanic rock that is easily excavated and has good insulating properties. Enodelta has had success and with its Aglianico and Falanghina, as well as the widely recognized Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio, which has won numerous riconocimenti, and is now making "Ferdinandeo," a limited edition Lacryma Christi (Tears of Christ) from grapes grown in the solidified lava at 1700 feet above sea level.

Benevento

We were already in the new millennium when we decided to create a winery with the aim of sharing the idea of how to run a new wine project. The first idea was to set up a winery featuring the Sannio Beneventano’s area specific vines, but our real challenge and ambition was to stretch further undergoing serious research and experimental work studying in detail each single agronomic aspect and wine-making technology in order to obtain a reference and a stepping stone for our future. With this planning and sharing of the project in mind a first investment was carried out in Baselice – an isolated town on the border between Benevento’s province and the Puglia region – far away from areas traditionally linked to wine-growing. We had to rediscover a “virgin” area, select, reproduce and replant and old style Moscato – an extinct species already used during the roman period. Today the vineyards are productive and the results we have managed to obtain are in the bottles.

PUGLIA

Taranto

The Giuseppe Attanasio farm continuous, with passion, the traditions of a typical family of salentinian viticulturers. Under the wide cross vaults of a palace of the end 19th century there is the oak burrels room and winemaking facilities. Since 2000 the Primitivo di Manduria grapes have reachen there, they are picked with traditional method and they exclusively come from the own vineyards, approximately 5 hectares grown to little sapling of Puglia, in the territory of Manduria which are personally cured by Giuseppe Attanasio on the grounds of over 60 years' experience in the viticulture.

Corato

Azienda agricola Tarantini, devoted to agricultural activities from several generations, lies on a surface of more than 70 hectares in the northwestern area of the “Murge” (apulian hills) in the territory belonging to Corato and to Parco Nazionale dell’Alta Murgia (national park).
Not far from the magnificent and unique octagonal castle, “Castel del Monte” the farm has been producing and marketing,for more than hundred years, wine, extra virgin olive oil, almonds, cherries and durum wheat, in other words the most typical products that can be found on the Murgia’s sunny slopes and fertile canals from time immemorial. The vineyards, strictly brought up in rows, provide grapes coming from cultivars of Bombino Nero, Aglianico and Nero di Troia,which, wisely converted, give birth to the three wines, Nero di Troia, Aglianico and Rosé. These wines are called “Petrigama”, name deriving from the part of country where the farm lies.

Andria

The Azienda Agricola Marmo's history is young as like as its holder and their collaborators. It was born in the 1999 with the taken conduction of about 100 ha of olives threes, 7 of which become vineyards, in Contrada Cocevola, located at foot of Castel del Monte. The Company focuses on the ancient indigenous grape, the Nero di Troia, while a small part is devoted to white wine grapes. The first year of winemaking was in 2003.
The winemaker is Pasquale Pastore, strong supporter of the potential of local vines offer in our area and great professional to bring its passion into the cellar.
The cultivar "Coratina" and the vines "Nero di Troia" and "Pampanuto" represent the identity of Azienda Agricola Marmo Maria. "The senses evoke far memories, the quality makes them authentic, dedication and love communicate their beauty."