Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
wards
Negrar
and
Fratelli Vogadori
(
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). Here the eponymous brothers (
fratelli
) produce just
10,000 bottles of Valpolicella, Ripasso, Amarone and Recioto wines adhering to the strictest organic production
techniques. If you choose to lunch at
Trattoria Caprini
(
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)
, 5km further north in Torbe, you can
sample them with homemade
sopressa
(salami).
From Torbe loop over the ridge along Via Scandola, through Valle and Fava and drop down to
Marano di
Valpolicella
, with its large-domed Romanesque church. From here take the SP33b to
Fumane
and
Al-
legrini
(
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), where wine tastings are held in the 16th-century Villa della Torre. Locals flock to
Oster-
ia Numero Uno
(
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)
for superb
cucina casalinga
(home cooking). From Fumane detour to
Valentina
Cubi
(
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) to sample the area's only certified organic wines.
Then head southwest first on SP33 and then SP4 to pretty
San Giorgio di Valpolicella
situated on a hilltop
in the heart of Amarone country. Here you'll find the early Romanesque
Pieve di San Giorgio
with frescos
dating from the 11th century and a wonderfully crooked cloister. Book in to
Trattoria dalla Rosa Alda
for a
memorable evening meal before collapsing upstairs on an antique bed in one of the ten bedrooms.
