Michele Battistoni

Cantina Valpolicella Negrar

Cantina Valpolicella Negrar is a co-operative located just a few kilometres from Verona, in the heart of Valpolicella classico, a landscape historically devoted to viticulture and wine making. Since 1933, the story has been one of people dedicated to the production of quality wines, a true and sincere expression of the soil from which they originated. This aim is made possible by the wealth of land and human resources of the Cantina, covering 700 hectares of vineyards spread across the diverse zones of Valpolicella – above all on hillsides – cultivated by our 230 members, and monitored daily by the winery's own professional team. There are three factors in the Cantina's approach: control of the entire production process (from field to glass), shared experience between growers and our team, and our research programme. This allows us to innovate and to invest in projects that rediscovered local winemaking traditions, giving the wines unique local characteristics; yet expressed through a modern approach. Our current production exceeds 7 million bottles per year, from around 9,000 tonnes of grapes on average. Our capacity is 160,000 hectolitres and our range includes the renowned local wines – Amarone, Recioto, Ripasso, Valpolicella Classico – and from other DOCs in the Veneto region, under the labels Cantina di Negrar, Le Preare and Domìni Veneti, this last the highest expression of quality from Cantina Valpolicella Negrar as all the wines come from the best vineyard locations.