BEST VALPOLICELLA AND SOAVE WINES
During your Veneto stay, decompress and join our ‘Best Valpolicella and Soave wines’ tour!
These wines are produced in one of the most picturesque and distinctive Veneto areas beginning at the Lake Garda opposite Lombardy.
Both regions use blends of different grapes, instead of wines from single varieties, characteristic of Eastern Veneto.
The Adige River, which runs parallel to the long lakeshore, marks the beginning of a wide range of vineyards of the Valpolicella, stretching eastbound down to the walled Medieval town of Soave and on to the border with Slovenia, where the country ends.
Taste with Walks inside Italy diverse wine varieties of these areas and discover the essence of the Veneto wine culture.
Your ‘Best Valpolicella and Soave wines’ itinerary starts in the morning at Piazzale Roma in Venice or a different Veneto town.
Get in the luxury private car with your guide, enjoy the route to Valpolicella, and take advantage of the overall beauty of the spectacular landscape around you.
Marvel at the series of fan-shaped valleys separated by winding streams, running between lush rolling hills carpeted with dense vineyards at medium altitude and cherry trees as you approach the Lessini’s Regional Park, at the northernmost boundary.
Our first destination is the Valpolicella Classica subzone. It is renowned for four different Doc denominations and two DOCG top wines, locally produced since the Roman Age from Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, and Molinara grape varieties.
Finally, in 1968 this area widened up to the surrounding plain eastward, Valpantena, and Valpolicella Orientale, in total 59.000 acres.
However, the ‘Classica’ sub-zone is also renowned for the variety of landscapes characterizing this prestigious area, which encompasses the small communities of San Pietro in Cariano, Pedemonte, Negrar, Fumane, and Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Full day wine tour of Valpolicella and Soave districts by private luxury car
- English speaking guide/wine expert
- Visit two selected local wineries
- Discover the natural and artistic heritage of Valpolicella and Soave
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THIS TOUR
The term Valpolicella is not only referred to as a celebrated wine area. It is worth taking an inspiring walk through the Communes of Classica zone, relax in the suspended mood of the place.
Fumane is known for a few highlights, like Villa della Torre, modeled on a Roman house with a large garden that provides access to three overlapped courtyards.
As for natural beauties, the Parco delle cascate is a natural reserve with several beautiful waterfalls, one of the most attractive venues in Lessini Park.
Moving to San Pietro in Cariano, we come across Villa Sarego Broccoli.
It is an unfinished masterpiece by the architect Andrea Palladio, which now houses the Santa Sofia winery, an appropriate product for such a reputed monument.
Over time Sant’Ambrogio della Valpolicella has been honored by the presence of Dante Alighieri lineage, when Pietro, son of Dante, bought the Serego estate with vineyards in 1353.
Today the Alighieri family is running the winery, for a total of twenty-one generations, and their wines are a reference point for the whole province.
The nearby Pieve di San Giorgio is a real treat, due to its ancient history and gentle flair.
Excavations proved the ruins of a pagan sanctuary.
The 12th cent. architectural design displays the proportions and the simplicity of the Romanesque style. Everything is so neat: the light glides gently over the local stone used for the entire building. Step inside through a lovely round-shaped front door, marvel at the delicate frescoes depicting St. Peter’s highlights of his life.
DRESS CODE AND ADVICE
- No dress code
- Please wear comfortable shoes and a hat in summer
COST
- This tour lasts approximately 8 hours and costs: 1370 euro up to 6 people, wine tastings and lunch not included
- Eight hour private car or minivan service, round trip tour from Verona or Lake Garda
- Professional English speaking guide/wine expert
- Only private parties.
- For larger parties: please send us an email!