The elegance of Bertani: From ‘cru’ Valpolicella to legendary Amarone

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‘If you like off-dry, rich Amarones you are in the wrong place but if you like dry, terroir driven Amarones you are in the right place,’ stated Andrea Lonardi MW drily.

From its foundation in Valpolicella in 1857 by brothers, Gaetano and Giovan Battista Bertani, the Valpolicella estate has followed a different path. The inspiration? Burgundy, where Gaetano spent time in the 1850s training under Jules Guyot.


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