PRIVATE VALPOLICELLA WINE TASTING TOUR FROM VENICE

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We'll visit celebrated vineyards each producing their own unique versions of the Amarone - "the big dry one". Along with other local wines like the Valpolicella classico and rare Recioto. With scenic back-roads to explore, as well as enjoying some of the delicious local cuisine at a restaurant with spectacular vistas for an optional lunch, and visiting an enchanting hill town with distant views of Lake Garda this day will provide you with memories that will last you a lifetime.

During the day we'll visit two vineyards to savour the Amarone, and other wines of the Valpolicella wine region of Italy. The region boasts numerous types of indigenous grapes that have been naturally selected over the last 2,000 years.Like the famous wines of Bordeaux, the wines of the Valpolicella are made from a blend of these indigenous vines. Each vineyard, has its preference in regards to the types and quantity of grapes used in the production of their wines. 

On this tour you'll enjoy two full wine tastings and vineyard tours of two selected vineyards in the Valpolicella wine region. At each vineyard a local expert sommelier will conduct a tour of the vineyards' facilities so that you fully appreciate the unique methods of production utilized to make the very special wines of the Valpolicella. With this new knowledge at hand, you'll be able to truly appreciate the unique and diverse wines that you'll taste at each vineyard. Noting the subtle differences between the different wines produced, and the varied tastes they produce on your palette.

In between vineyards, we'll traverse the soft undulating hills that stretch like fingers from the high mountains above to create the various valleys that are home of production of the Amarone & Valpolicella wines. These hills covered in vines, olive and cherry trees provide the perfect scenic back-roads to explore passing through enchanting villages. Along the way,  we'll pause for views of Lake Garda and a chance to visit an Ancient pagan temple that dates back to Roman times at one of the most enchanting of the Valpolicella hill towns.

You'll have an additional opportunity to taste the local wines at an optional lunch at a delightful local restaurant, where you can enjoy distant views of the plains and the surrounding hills covered in vines. Savour a delightful lunch of home-made pastas and regional dishes, accompanied by local wines to complete a very special day in the Valpolicella wine region.