Azienda Agricola Meroni
(Winery in Valpolicella)

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About Winery and Wines

The Meroni winery is located in one of the 5 municipalities of Valpolicella Classica, and more precisely in the municipality of Sant'Ambrogio, about 18 km from the splendid city of Verona, in that Valpolicella which is home to the birth of Recioto del Valpolicella, and of the more noble Amarone, a wine now famous throughout the world for its production technique and longevity. The Meroni estate covers 15 hectares entirely of propietá, 11 of which are cultivated with vines after a careful restoration of those areas most suited, already from the time of ancient Rome, when the area was the "reservoir" for the Empire from the Latin: "Vallis polis cellae" the valley of the many cellars, the remaining 4 hectares have been maintained with olive groves and woodland to respect the 'natural balance of the valley. In a cartographic document of 1706 of the State Archives of Venice appears the old building, the current headquarters of the Company located in the farm “Sengia”. Since 1935, the year in which the Company was acquired by Carlo Roberto Meroni, grandfather of the current owners, it has been obtaining its products from grapes only from the "Sengia" and "Maso" estates, the former behind the company in the valley below the village of San Giorgio. The second estate is located in the locality of Grola, an area still considered to be among the most vocated in the historic Valpolicella, where legend has it that Recioto and Amarone were born. Here the Meroni family cultivates with love and dedication its vineyards from which it obtains its oil and wines. From their love for the land and its fruits, the vintners and cellarers obtain the two product lines: "Sengia" from the name of the farm of origin; "Il Velluto" from the dedication of the famous Veronese dialectal poet Berto Barbarani.

The Meroni farm is located in Sant'Ambrogio, in the heart of the Valpolicella Classica, where the famous Recioto and Amarone wines were born. The owners are passionate winemakers who believe making wine is beautiful and engaging, with rich values of attachment to the land and to the ancient culture of wine in Valpolicella Classica. All this is contained in Meroni wines and told at the company, which is open for tours, tastings, and wine purchases. At the Meroni farm, you can always find the owners Carlo or Katia for shopping and tasting the products. Wines: Valpolicella classico, Valpolicella superiore, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico,Recioto della Valpolicella., Igt Veneto Bianco. Grapes: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara.

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