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CALICI DI STELLE IN VALPOLICELLA
Wesnesday
10 august
at 9 pm
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OUR HISTORY
A few kilometres from Verona, in the heart of the
Valpolicella Classico region, you'll find Gargagnago,
the home of Amarone (Borgo dell'Amarone). Alongside its
wine heritage, the village is also famous for being the
home of Dante Alighieri, Italy's most famous poet and
playwright. Anthony and Lucia Raimondi came to Gargagnago
over fifteen years ago with the intention of producing
authentic Valpolicella Classico wines. They based
themselves at Villa Monteleone, a 17 th century villa,
surrounded by vineyards and a beautiful park that has
been designated a national monument. The 1989 vintage
was their first. Since then, Anthony and Lucia have
visited many cellars in the region, getting to know the
different producers and gaining a vast knowledge of the
traditional wines, while making close friends in the
Valpolicella. This passion and dedication are the basis
of their true understanding of the spirit of the land
and its people.
This personal commitment, allied to continuous updating
of the infrastructure, viticulture and equipment, has
transformed what was once a private cellar, into a
winery focused on producing high-quality wines. Villa
Monteleone's grapes, which are always picked by hand,
are of such quality that they can endure a raisining
period lasting several months. Depending on the
conditions of the vintage and the weather, pressing
takes place between January and March. Following an
initial slow fermentation under controlled temperatures,
the wine is left to continue its natural evolution in
small wooden barrels over many months, until the right
level of maturity is reached. It is these vinification
techniques and our respect for the age-old traditions of
the Valpolicella that ensure the exceptional elegance of
the Villa Monteleone wines.
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Villa Monteleone in Gargagnago
a story of a dream and a love-affair
Interview to Lucia Duran Raimondi “lady of the wine” who, in
Valpolicella, continues de activity initiated with her husband
years ago
by Franco Ceradini
Lucia Duran Raimondi born in
Bogota but American by adoption (she lived 20 years in Chicago)
has lived in Villa Monteleone in the Valpolicella for 20 years.
Villa Monteleone dates to the late 1600s, a property beautiful
and harmonious as the wines it produces; wines which are
faithful to the tradition but true and modern in the care with
which are conceived and brought to perfection. From the
courtyard of the villa, at the feet of the hill, which from
Gargagnago brings you into San Giorgio Ingannapoltron, one of
the “magical” sites of the valley, one glimpses one of the last
old vineyards, still intact, in the Valpolicella.
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Via Monteleone, 12 - 37015 Gargagnago (Vr) - P. IVA: 03059510234
Tel. 045 7704974 Fax 045 6800160 - www.villamonteleone.com
info@villamonteleone.com |
Visiting Valpolicella
What to do, see, and taste in this gorgeous
corner of Italian wine country.
Everyone who visits Italy wants to get
a taste of great wine. And it's safe to assume
that most tourists think about visiting
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Piedmont for some Barolo or
Barbaresco,
or Tuscany to swill some Sangiovese.
But Italy has much more to offer,
particularly in regions that aren't
the first thought for tourists
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such
as Valpolicella, in the Veneto… (continue...) |
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