Romantic Veneto’s Most Notable Biodynamic Producer: Valpolicella, Ripasso, Amarone, and Recioto (6-Bottle Wine-Package for $350, All Included)

Castelrotto is a small hamlet on the hill of San Pietro in Cariano, one of the five towns that constitute Valpolicella, the historical Amarone producing area. It is where Carlo Venturini and his wife Alessandra Zantedeschi, both from winegrowing families,…

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Posted on 2021.01.06 in Wine-Aid Packages, Italy, Veneto  |  Read more...

Stunning Amarone from a New Cult Favorite Producer

Lorenzo Begali “Monte Ca’ Bianca” (Amarone della Valpolicella, 2010) $89/bottle Although Lorenzo Begali looks like he might have just stepped out of a Spaghetti Western his stardom is in winemaking, not cinema. Since 1986, he and his wife…

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Posted on 2016.03.23 in Saturday Sips Wines, Italy, Veneto  |  Read more...