Marilisa Allegrini with daughters, Carlotta (l) and Caterina, and CEO Andrea Lonardi.
Until the early 1980s, Valpolicella was regarded as a cheap, thin, quaffing wine of no distinction. Until, that is, Giovanni Allegrini and a handful of others changed that perception by acquiring outstanding vineyards and producing wines with concentration and personality.
After his death in 1983, Giovanni’s sons Walter and Franco continued his work, while his daughter Marilisa took care of the company’s marketing worldwide. Walter, who was the family’s viticulturalist, died young in 2003, but it was after Franco died in 2022 that the wheels were set in motion for Marilisa to leave the parent company.
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