Traditional wines
Wine Experience Valpolicella
A wine experience in Valpolicella with four generations of history behind it
Venturini Massimino has been making wine in San Pietro in Cariano since 1963. The estate sits in the Valpolicella Classica zone, across 15 hectares of hillside vineyards at 250 metres altitude, planted with Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Molinara on traditional terraces held up by dry-stone walls known as “marogne.” Grandfather Antonio started it, father Massimino carried it forward, and today the third and fourth generations run the vineyards, the cellar and the wine shop together. When you visit for a wine experience in Valpolicella here, you taste wines made by the same people who pruned the vines, picked the grapes and monitored the fermentation. There is no middleman, no tour script. The range covers the full spectrum of Valpolicella production: Valpolicella Classico DOC, Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Ripasso Classico Superiore, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, plus IGT wines like the Rosso Veronese “Massimino”, the sparkling rosé Brut E…lisa and the white Passito “Il Castelliere.” Their Amarone Campomasua has scored up to 94 points in Wine Enthusiast blind tastings, so the quality speaks for itself.
Three formats for your wine experience in Valpolicella
The winery runs three tasting programmes, each with a different angle and price point.
“Conosci la Valpolicella” (Discover Valpolicella) is a two-hour wine experience in Valpolicella that walks you through 5 classic wines paired with local cured meats and cheeses. It costs €25 per person, no minimum group size, and it works well as a first introduction to the territory: you taste Valpolicella Classico, Ripasso and Amarone side by side and get a clear sense of how the same grapes produce very different wines depending on technique.
“Amarone Storico” (Historic Amarone) is for people who already know their way around a glass. You taste 6 Amarone wines from different historic vintages over two hours, again with a charcuterie board, at €85 per person (minimum 4 guests). It is the kind of tasting where you start to notice how the same wine changes after five, ten, fifteen years in bottle.
Both options include the possibility of adding a catered dish for €10 extra per person.
The third format, “Amarone Experience,” is a full five-hour programme. It starts with hotel pickup anywhere in the Verona province aboard a vintage Fiat 500. The route passes through two panoramic stops, one overlooking Lake Garda and one facing Verona, with an aperitivo along the way. You end up back at the winery for the complete Amarone Storico tasting and a light lunch. If you are planning a wine experience in Valpolicella as a gift or a special occasion, this is the one.
Practical information and how to book
The Venturini wine shop is at Via Semonte 20, San Pietro in Cariano (VR), about 20 minutes by car from Verona centre. The production cellar is nearby at Via Olmi 9. The team speaks Italian and English.
You can book your wine experience in Valpolicella through the contact form at viniventurini.com/degustazioni, by writing to info@viniventurini.com, or by calling +39 045 7701331. All three tasting formats can also be booked as a gift for someone else. If you want to buy wines after your visit, the winery accepts PayPal and can arrange delivery.
