Bertani
The Estate
Founded in 1857 by brothers Giovan Battista and Gaetano Bertani, the estate is one of the oldest and most historically significant in the Veneto. The family played a decisive role in the development of Amarone as a category — producing some of the earliest commercial releases of what was then a radical wine style.
Bertani's Amarone della Valpolicella Classico is one of the longest-lived wines in Italy, regularly requiring 20 to 30 years of cellaring to reveal its full depth. Made from Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara dried for four months, it ages in large Slavonian oak for a minimum of six years before release — a process that builds extraordinary complexity while preserving the wine's fundamental elegance.
Beyond Amarone, Bertani produces a benchmark Soave Classico, Valpolicella Ripasso and Secco-Bertani — the historic 'vintage edition' red that helped define the region's lighter style. The estate remains one of the reference points for understanding the history and soul of Valpolicella.