Top Choice Modern Italian in Soave
Locanda Lo Scudo
Just outside the medieval walls of Soave, Lo Scudo is half country inn and half high-powered gastronomy. Cult classics include a risotto of scallops and porcini mushrooms, though – if it's on the menu – only a fool …
Top Choice Venetian in Valpolicella
Enoteca della Valpolicella
Gastronomes flock to the town of Fumane, just a few kilometres north of San Pietro in Cariano, where an ancient farmhouse has found renewed vigour as a rustically elegant restaurant. Put your trust in gracious owner…
Top Choice Osteria in Valpolicella
Osteria Numero Uno
The archetypal osteria with a wooden bar packed with overall-clad vintners and delicious aromas wafting out of the kitchen. Glasses of Valpolicella (around 120 types) range from just €2 to €5 for a good Amarone. Pai…
Top Choice Winery in Valpolicella
Massimago
Presiding over the cutting-edge of Valpolicella viticulture is the dynamic Camilla Chauvenet, who took over this winery when she was just 20 years old, and has since been turning out lighter, more modern versions of…
Top Choice Winery in Soave
Suavia
Soave is not known as a complex white, but this trailblazing winery, located 8km outside Soave via the SP39, has been changing the viticultural landscape in recent years. Don’t miss DOC Monte Carbonare Soave Classic…
Winery in Valpolicella
Allegrini
The Allegrini family has been tending vines in Fumane, Sant’Ambrogio and San Pietro since the 16th century, and this has been one of the leading wineries of the Valpolicella region. Pride of place goes to the cru wi…
Historic Building in Valpolicella
Villa della Torre
The jewel in the Allegrini crown, this historic villa dates to the mid-16th century and was built by intellectual and humanist Giulio della Torre. Numerous starchitects contributed to its construction: the classical…
Winery in Valpolicella
Giuseppe Quintarelli
The late Giuseppe Quintarelli put the Valpolicella region on the world wine map, and his benchmark estate is now run by daughter Fiorenza and her family. Quintarelli's extraordinary, limited-production Amarone – mad…
Historic Building in Soave
Castello di Soave
Built on a medieval base by Verona’s fratricidal Scaligeri family, the Castello complex encompasses an early Renaissance villa, grassy courtyards, the remnants of a Romanesque church and the Mastio (the defensive to…
Winery in Valpolicella
Zýmē
An award-winning winery with striking contemporary architecture by Moreno Zurlo, an ancient quarry turned cellar, and a reputation for bold, big-blend wines. The most famous of these is Zýmē's signature Harlequin, a…