Wineries

Consorzio Tutela Vino Lessini Durello

Consorzio Per La Tutela Dei Vini Valpolicella

The Consortium for the Protection of the Valpolicella D.O.C. Wines is an associative reality of vinegrowers, winemakers and bottlers, operating on the territory for more than 40 years now, with the aim of protecting the quality of the Valpolicella wines and ensuring compliance with the rules laid down by the specification.



Its tasks cover many sectors, of which one of the most important is the preservation and protection of the Designation, in addition to its development and promotion in the domestic and international markets.



The almost daily contact with each single company, from the family–run ones up to major industry groups, qualifies the Consortium as an important subject and a certain point of reference for anyone who wants to deepen his/her knowledge of Valpolicella and its famous wines.

Consorzio Tutela Vini Doc Valdadige Terradeiforti

Terradeiforti is a small D.O.C. area which extends between the Veneto and Trentino regions, in a valley shaped by the glaciers of the Quaternary period and carved by the river Adige. It includes the hilly area of the Municipalities of Rivoli Veronese, Brentino Belluno, Dolce Avio for more than 1,300 hectares of vineyards. A route of communication between the Mediterranean world and the Alps since time immemorial, as evidenced by the impressive crown of castles and forts accompanying the Adige along its path, this area has a long winemaking tradition. The Terradeiforti–Valdadige Designation protects and promotes the types of Enantio and Casetta, native red wines, and Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay.

Consorzio Tutela Vini Soave

Founded with the name of Consortium for the Protection of Soave and Recioto di Soave Wines. The Consortium brings together both production workers and professional categories involved in winemaking and wine marketing.



With approximately 500,000 hectoliters of wine, Soave is the most significant slice of the productions with a designation of origin in the province of Verona (about 40%) in which 10% of the Italian DOC and 50% of those from the Veneto region are concentrated.



The Consortium has no speculative goals and aims, in particular:



to protect viticulture in the production area of Soave and Recioto di Soave wines and to defend their production;



to promote knowledge and the dissemination of Soave and Recioto di Soave wines and to defend their production;



to promote knowledge and the dissemination of Soave and Recioto di Soave wines playing anywhere a special promotion;



to pay attention in order to avoid the marketing of wines produced with other grapes or defective wines or that do not have the characteristics of a protected origin wine;



to implement an effective supervision, in collaboration with the State bodies, to prevent abuse and fraud with the irregular use of Soave and Recioto di Soave designations;



to defend in every seat, even legal, the legitimate collective interests;



to assist the consortium members in the improvement of the culture of protected wines, monitoring the field to make that the the product specifications are correctly applied;



to promote the recognition of the designation of controlled and guaranteed origin of Soave Superiore and Recioto di Soave wine.

Consorzio Tutela Bardolino Doc

The Consortium for the Protection of Bardolino DOC was founded in 1969, just a year after the adoption of the DOC for the Bardolino wine (dated May 28th, 1968) and engaged in the promotion and enhancement of the DOC Bardolino wines and of the area of ​​production.



After the task of supervision conferred by the Ministry in 1980, then reconfirmed with the Ministerial Decree of 9th January 2004, which provided for the control plan on the whole supply chain (grower, winemaker, bottler and distributor), the Consortium has intensified its work focused on the control of all areas planted with vines to ascertain the yields, on the survay on the maturation pace, on the response to the complaints of the grapes and wines, on the control of the phases of maturation of the wines in the cellar and the verification of compliance of the product marketed with the qualitative parameters listed in the product specification.



A strong commitment to the implementation of the control plan as a result of the Ministerial Task of 2002, in particular in order to ensure the traceability of all the Bardolino DOC wines released to the market, from the bottle to consumption dating back to the vinegrower and winemaker who produced the raw material.



In addition, an activity of the Consortium is the control on consumer markets through the taking and subsequent verification of bottles from the shelves around the world, in collaboration with Federdoc.



In addition to the control activity, the Consortium of Bardolino carry out technical activities in the phytosanitary sector, with the periodical record, since 1982, of the climatic data using meteorological huts in various localities and through the issue, in collaboration with the Regional Phytosanitary Service and the cooperative wineries of the area, of a weekly newsletter aimed to a correct pest management program, in compliance with the farmers, the grapes product and the growing environment.

Martino Aldrighetti

The Gamba Gnirega farm, of the brothers Giovanni,
Giuseppe and Martino Aldrighetti, has devoted itself for generations,
with great passion and expertise, to
the cultivation of the vine.




The Aldrighetti brothers follow carefully all the
production chain: cultivation, crushing, winemaking
and bottling.




They produce high quality grapes from which
wines with unique and inimitable features are produced, thanks
to the peculiarities of the territory.




Located in the heart of Valpolicella Classica, the company
has more than six hectares of vineyards, terraced,
resting on rolling hills at an altitude of
about 300 meters above sea level.

Folonari

Folonari is one of the most well–known names of Italian wine.

It was the first winery to offer the public the opportunity to taste wines perfectly vinified and has played without any doubt a very important role in the distribution of quality wines from all regions of Italy thanks to its great capacity of selection.
Currently it is exported to 35 countries on all continents with a range of Italian wines that is among the most extensive ones.



Since 1825, the winery is synonymous with quality: precisely since that year Francesco Folonari has been selecting personally the best grapes.

Today, as at that time, the passion and experience that have always characterized the Folonari brand are still the foundation of a strong, reliable and valuable image.

The careful selection of the vineyards and the grapes, together with the best winemaking techniques, allow to obtain a product of the highest quality and authenticity.

These are the reasons why the Folonari brand has crossed the Italian borders to achieve great success abroad with more than 70 million bottles sold over the past decade.

The image of the Folonari brand combines a simple, but effective design, both in its label and in its brand: tradition meets modernity. The product range also contains many varieties to meet consumers’ choices: under the same brand there is the best of Italian wine, the most famous wines for a successful selection.

Vignalta

Monte Dall’Ora

When Carlo and I discovered Monte Dall’Ora, it was love at first sight. We created our own company and our family in this special place, of great tradition, in the heart of the historic Valpolicella. Children of farmers, we have inherited tenacity to work and love for the land.

The renovation of the old stone walls, the “marogne”, which support the terraced land, has been a long and challenging labor, the study of fossils and of petrified shells found among the outcropping rocks, represented for us the testimony of the evolution of the earth and our return to basics.

We found ourselves in our hands this wild land, where years of neglect had allowed trees and brambles to grow. We tried to harness the vitality of this soil rich in humus and microorganisms, planting old forgotten varieties of grapes and growing them in respect of their life cycle.

We live and work according to the alternation of the seasons, we carry out the activities useful to preserve the natural microbiological heritage that is the true wealth of our land.

This original universe is the base of our balance in the vineyard and in the winery. We love deeply Monte Dall’Ora and its treasures.

Cavalchina

Azienda Agricola Cavalchina Società Semplice is a winery that focuses on producing high-quality wines using traditional methods. Their vineyards are carefully tended to and their grapes are handpicked to ensure the best possible flavor. The winery offers a range of wines, each with a unique taste and aroma, that can be enjoyed with a variety of dishes.

Azienda Sant'Antonio

Four brothers and a passion that was born in their father’s vineyards in San Zeno of Colognola ai Colli, an area in the Valpolicella that produces the most famous Scala wines: Amarone, Valpolicella, Soave. Ahead of their time, the Castagnedi brothers actually have worked for years as technical consultants, creating new "turnkey" plants all over Italy. They mature, in this way, a unique experience that pushes them to a decisive step. In 1989 they purchase 30 hectares of land in the area of Mezzane, which, added to their father’s property, bring the vineyards of Tenuta Sant’Antonio to the current extension of 50 hectares in total.

Trabucchi

The company was purchased in 1920 by Lawyer Marco Trabucchi, father of Professor Alberto Trabucchi, and grandfather of the current Professor Giuseppe.

Lawyer Marco handed down to his descendants the culture of agricultural economy, a culture that have helped his family and the people of these lands to overcome the famine caused by war. So, in the tradition of our family two cultures blend, that of corn, cultivated with difficulty in the stony soils of a hill, and that of vine: both quintessence of the earth goods, so that men could not live without these foods. Alberto Trabucchi shows the same attention, with a sensitivity that characterize his life, on a continuous pursuit of the essence of things.

This sensitivity has been handed to his children and grandchildren, too.