The Bertani wine company was founded in 1857 by two brothers, Giovan Battista and Gaetano Bertani, in Quinto di Valpantena to the north of Verona. Gaetano was already a wine-making expert, having learned the new techniques in France under Professor Guyot, who is still considered today to have been one of the greatest wine-making experts of all time. The start of the Bertani brothers’ work coincided with a new spirit of innovation which inspire...
In 1957 the Bertani family bought the Tenuta Novare, a unique place in the heart of the Valpolicella Classica area. The estate is situated in a green hollow, in a sort of natural amphitheatre, where the vineyards alternate with woods and lush nature. It is an extraordinary land where constant water is guaranteed by 7 natural springs. Amarone Bertani wouldn’t be the authentic and distinctive wine we know today, if this unique place didn’t exist...
The technique of drying the grapes (appassimento) has been known and used in the Verona area since the time of the ancient Romans. The lofts of the Valpolicella, an area which enjoys the benefits of the dry winds from Lake Garda, are the ideal location for the appassimento of the bunches of Corvina and Rondinella, which are placed on racks in a single layer and left to dry for 120 - 140 days. The racks consist of a frame made of wood and river...
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