Pedemonte

Tommasi

Tommasi is a practical first stop for Valpolicella because the visitor setup is clear: wine shop, winery tours, private tastings, and a broad range of family-estate wines.

  • Where: Via Ronchetto 4, Pedemonte, in Valpolicella.
  • Known for: Amarone, Ripasso, Valpolicella Classico, and a large family-estate portfolio.
  • Visit details: The official wine shop page lists local products, wine specialist help, private tastings, online booking, and a tour of the adjacent Valpolicella winery.
  • Historical angle: It gives visitors something concrete to do, not just a brand name on a list.
Tommasi winery cellar with wooden barrels in Valpolicella
Arbizzano / Tenuta Novare

Bertani - Tenuta Novare

Bertani is one of the historic names to understand if you care about classic Amarone and the long, patient side of Valpolicella.

  • Where: Via Novare 2, Arbizzano di Negrar.
  • Known for: Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, long aging, historic vintages, and the Tenuta Novare identity.
  • What stands out: Bertani announced restored hospitality spaces, a visual-museum path, historic cellar visits, bookable Valpolicella Classica and Library experiences, and a strong vintage-library / old-bottle archive angle.
  • Good fit: It adds real historical depth and a stronger reason to visit than a simple tasting counter.
Bertani Tenuta Novare winery villa in Valpolicella
Pedemonte

Tedeschi

Tedeschi suits visitors who want Valpolicella explained through vineyards, cellar work, and structured tastings rather than just bottle names.

  • Where: Via Giuseppe Verdi 4/a, Pedemonte di Valpolicella.
  • Known for: Valpolicella, Amarone, Monte Olmi, Fabriseria, and hillside vineyard identity.
  • Booking angle: The official experiences page lists winery tours from Monday to Saturday and several tasting paths, including cellar and barrel-room visits.
  • Travel value: Their visitor page is built around the actual tasting journey, which is exactly what this guide needs.
Tedeschi Valpolicella hillside vineyard estate
Fumane

Villa Della Torre

Villa Della Torre is more than a tasting address: it is a Renaissance villa, Wine & Art Relais, and winery connected to the Allegrini family.

  • Where: Via Villa Della Torre 25, Fumane.
  • Known for: Villa Della Torre wines, Valpolicella Classica, Lugana connections, and historic villa hospitality.
  • Experience style: The official site lists guided villa visits, wine tastings, rooms, lunches and dinners in the historic rooms, cooking classes, and Wine & Art Relais hospitality.
  • Route connection: This is the kind of winery page that gives the site travel value, not only wine-label value.
Villa Della Torre historic winery estate in Valpolicella
Lugana and Valpolicella

Zenato

Zenato bridges Lugana and Valpolicella, a good fit for travelers combining Lake Garda whites with serious Valpolicella reds.

  • Where: The official tour page centers on S. Cristina, where Zenato says its Lugana whites are born and its Valpolicella reds age.
  • Known for: Lugana, Ripassa, Amarone, and a strong Lake Garda-to-Valpolicella identity.
  • Tasting options: The official site lists Classic, Premium, and tailor-made tours with guided tastings and food pairings.
  • Cultural hook: It helps connect the Valpolicella page with the Lake Garda/Lugana side of the website.
Zenato winery cellar with barrels and bottles
Sant'Ambrogio

Masi Tenuta Serego Alighieri

Serego Alighieri is one of the strongest cultural names in Valpolicella because the estate links wine, Dante Alighieri's descendants, historic cellars, and centuries of family history.

  • Where: Via Giare 277, Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella.
  • Known for: Masi wines, Serego Alighieri estate history, Amarone, and the distinctive use of cherry wood barrels.
  • Why it works: The estate brings together museum-style history, historic cellars, fruttaio / drying-room context, guest house, and wine shop.
  • Museum angle: It gives visitors a memorable story and a close option if they are based around Affi or Lake Garda.
Verona

Cantine Giacomo Montresor

Montresor works well for a more modern museum and tasting-room experience close to Verona, with the recognizable frosted Satinato Amarone bottle as a hook.

  • Where: Via Ca' di Cozzi 16, Verona.
  • Known for: Amarone, Valpolicella wines, and the iconic frosted Mula / Satinato bottle style.
  • Best for: Wine museum, interactive family-history display, sensory tasting room, aroma-focused tasting, and wine shop.
  • Food focus: It gives the page a museum and sensory-tasting option that is easy to understand for first-time visitors.
Montresor Valpolicella winery cellar with wooden barrels
San Pietro in Cariano

Cantine Buglioni

Buglioni is one of Valpolicella's clearest choices for food-focused visitors because it connects the winery with a proper restaurant and agriturismo setup.

  • Where: Via Campagnole 55, San Pietro in Cariano.
  • Known for: Bold Valpolicella wines, Amarone, Ripasso, and the lively Buglioni hospitality style.
  • Food angle: Locanda Buglioni restaurant, agriturismo rooms, wine shop, wine-led menu pairings, and a strong lunch-in-the-vines feeling.
  • Quiet alternative: It is one of the clearest choices when someone wants wine plus lunch rather than only a cellar tour.
Buglioni Valpolicella vineyard rows
San Pietro in Cariano

Ugolini Vini

Ugolini gives the Valpolicella page a slower, more intimate estate option built around restored farmhouse atmosphere, vineyard walks, and olive oil as well as wine.

  • Where: Strada di Bonamico 11, San Pietro in Cariano.
  • Known for: Valpolicella wines, Corte di Valle estate setting, olive oil, and a personal vineyard-to-glass story.
  • Good for: Historic estate setting, vineyard walks, marogne / dry-stone-wall landscape, olive oil tasting, and wine shop.
  • What makes it different: It adds a personal, quiet, countryside experience instead of another large-brand cellar.
Ugolini Vini outdoor wine tasting in Valpolicella
Negrar

Roberto Mazzi e Figli

Roberto Mazzi combines a traditional family winery with a rustic food experience and the unusual Milling Art Museum.

  • Where: Via Crosetta 8, Negrar di Valpolicella.
  • Known for: Family-run Valpolicella wines, Amarone, traditional hospitality, and a 16th-century watermill story.
  • What makes it different: The Milling Art Museum, traditional agriturismo restaurant, wine shop, and a more rustic Veronese Sunday-lunch feeling.
  • Best for: It gives the page a cultural and food-history angle that is different from polished villa tastings.
Roberto Mazzi winery courtyard in Valpolicella
Bure

Palazzo Montanari

Palazzo Montanari gives Valpolicella a strong culture-lover stop: historic villa atmosphere, frescoes, panoramic views, and a more boutique approach to wine.

  • Where: Via Bure Alto 11 A, Bure di San Pietro in Cariano.
  • Known for: Historic residence, frescoed interiors, panoramic terrace, and boutique wine hospitality.
  • Atmosphere: Historical villa setting, frescoes, panoramic terrace, family welcome, sunset-aperitivo potential, and boutique wine shop.
  • Destination feel: It is a good fit for readers who want art, architecture, and a view with their wine tasting.
Palazzo Montanari historic winery estate in Valpolicella
Grezzana / Valpantena

La Collina dei Ciliegi

La Collina dei Ciliegi belongs on the page because it stretches Valpolicella into a luxury hill-resort experience, with dining, lodging, horseback riding, and unusual tasting formats.

  • Where: Localita Erbin 1, Grezzana.
  • Known for: Higher-elevation Valpantena wines, luxury hospitality, Erbin restaurant, Enolodge, and vineyard experiences.
  • Destination angle: Fine dining at Erbin, luxury resort / Enolodge, horseback riding, and sky-tasting or astronomy-style wine experiences.
  • Learning angle: It gives the page a high-end destination option for visitors planning a full experience, not only a tasting.
La Collina dei Ciliegi Valpolicella hill estate
Marano

Albino Armani

Albino Armani adds an important conservation and high-altitude vineyard angle, especially through its work with old grape varieties and steep Valpolicella terraces.

  • Where: Localita Camporal, Marano di Valpolicella.
  • Known for: Long family history, mountain and high-altitude vineyards, Valpolicella, and ancient grape conservation.
  • Educational angle: Grape conservatory / living museum of ancient vines, modern tasting lounge, wine shop, and glass-wall views over terraced vineyards.
  • Why go: It gives the page a serious educational angle around biodiversity, forgotten grapes, and mountain viticulture.
Albino Armani Valpolicella vineyard tasting setting
Planning note

Before choosing a winery

For Valpolicella, the best winery choice depends on what you want from the day: historic Amarone cellars, polished wine-shop tasting, villa hospitality, or a route that also works with Lake Garda.

Check the official page before going because tasting formats, languages, opening days, and reservation rules can change.