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( 045 750 05 11;
www.trattoriacaprini.it
; Via Zanotti 9, Negrar; meals €25-30; noon-2.30pm & 7-10pm Thu-
Mon)
A family-run trattoria in the centre of Negrar serving homemade
lasagnetta
, with
hand-rolled pasta and a
ragù
of beef, tomato, porcini and finferli mushrooms. Downstairs,
beside the fire of the old
pistoria
(bakery), you can sample some 200 Valpolicella labels.
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Soave
From the reds of Valpolicella and on to the whites of Soave, a village and wine district
some 30km east. The Della Scala family expanded Soave's medieval
Castello
(
045 68 00
36; adult/child €4.50/3; 9am-noon Tue-Sun year-round, 3-6.30pm Tue-Sun Apr-mid-Oct, 3-5pm Tue-Sun mid-
Oct-Mar)
, a magnificent, soaring storybook ramble of crenellated walls, courtyards and a
central tower. It's a short, signed walk from the village centre through gardens and vine-
yards.
You can sample some of Soave's lemon-zesty DOC Classico across from the old-town
church at
Azienda Agricola Coffele
( 045 768 00 07;
www.coffele.it
; Via Roma 5, Soave; 9am-12.30pm &
2.30-6.30pm Mon-Sat & by appointment)
, alongside the more nutty, and faintly bubbly DOCG Reci-
oto di Soave. The family also rents out rooms among their vineyards a few kilometres
from town.
For more information on Soave's vineyards contact the local
tourist office
(
045 768 06 48;
www.prolocosoave.it
; Via XXV Aprile 6, Soave)
or check out
www.stradadelsoave.com
.
