Valpolicella Tours: itineraries & wine tours

Discover Valpolicella

Valpolicella is one of the most famous and prestigious wine regions in Italy. It is renowned for Amarone wine, Valpolicella Ripasso and sweet Recioto wine and is only about 30 minutes by car from Verona.

Almost all wineries in Valpolicella offer a guided tour of the vineyard and a tasting of the wines produced. They are usually open on Saturday and Sunday as well.

Itineraries and Wine Tours

Valpolicella is one of the most well-known and esteemed wine delivery areas in Italy, famous not only for the Amarone, yet additionally for wines, like Ripasso, and the sweet Recioto. Among the numerous notions about the name’s derivation of Valpolicella is that it is originated from the Latin words – vallis poli cellae, actually valley of numerous cellars/basements. Regardless of whether it is valid or not, the wine-producing custom in Valpolicella hails from Roman’s age.

Bike Tours and Wine Tasting

On your eccentric trip towards Valpolicella, you enjoy one of the most mesmerizing e-bicycling experiences, which makes you feel great and prepared for an escapade inside Valpolicella vineyards. You ride through 20 hectares of the vineyards and ultimately climb the saccharine Valpolicella’s slopes to see Lake Garda from the top. The jaunt ordinarily incorporates a stroll for the vineyards where you will comprehend the contrasts between the diversified wine grapes that constitute the quintessential Valpolicella mix.

Ripasso

Valpolicella Superiore wine can likewise be a Ripasso, an exceptionally old and conventional winemaking procedure. In Italian “Ripasso” signifies to do twice, to turn out once more. The procedure is likewise called twofold aging and numerous wineries are acquiring innovative strategies to acquire Ripasso style wines. Ripasso is a wine that offers a portion of the Amarone attributes yet it is simpler to drink, pair with nourishment and normally comes at an entirely reasonable value consequently making it an extraordinary choice among other wines of Valpolicella.

Amarone

It is considered the “lord” of Valpolicella wines. It is made with an idiosyncratic winemaking method. Valpolicella wine producers experience, give Amarone an incredible structure, high liquor content (around 15-16%), profound fragrant unpredictability and smoothness, making it one of the top and most refreshing Italian red wines.

Valpolicella Superiore

Valpolicella wines with a marginally higher liquor substance and structure given by the maturing in oak are the most flexible wine of the locale, simple to match with a wide scope of dishes: pasta, risotto, yet in addition, red meat, barbecued meat, medium matured cheddar.

Recioto

The most seasoned and most customary wine in the region is really Recioto, Regardless of whether these days Amarone is the most significant wine of Valpolicella. It is viewed as perhaps the best blending with chocolate, in spite of the fact that it is impeccable additionally with fiery cheddar like Monte Veronese and old Parmigiano. Recioto is great to match with dry baked goods like almond treats sbrisolona cake.

Valpolicella DOC

These are made with indistinguishable grapes from a basic level Valpolicella; however, their creation technique for drying grapes (known as Sppassimento) brings about wines of more noteworthy power and maturing potential.

Food Pairing

Recioto: Dark Chocolate
Amarone: Braised meat, matured cheddar
Valpolicella Superiore: Burgers, cooked chicken, new cheddar
Valpolicella DOC: Pizza, Vegetable, Pasta.