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The typical atmosphere of small winery tasting room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the most interesting aspects of many wine producing areas<\/strong><\/a> around Verona<\/strong><\/a>, especially Valpolicella<\/strong><\/a>, is the abundance of very small wineries<\/strong>.
\nIn the past, high production costs and the difficulty of reaching faraway markets, especially abroad, made it possible only to industrial type of winery, to make investments for the increase of wine production and the marketing of their wines.
\nThis didn’t mean that there weren’t smaller family run wineries, but these mainly grew grapes to be sold to bigger producers using only a little part of their harvest for the production of small amounts of bottled wine, mainly for personal consumption or to be sold on local markets and restaurants. Little cellars preserved a lot of traditional know-how<\/strong> in grape growing<\/strong> and wine making techniques<\/strong>, a know-how that has been handed down from generation to generation until today.
\nThey are wineries that usually own quite small vineyards: 7\/8 hectares (17\/19 acres) on average<\/strong>. and a production of less than 100.000 bottles a year<\/strong>.
\nWith the increase in popularity of Soave<\/strong><\/a>, Valpolicella<\/strong> and Amarone<\/strong><\/a> in 1960s and 1970s, and especially after the boom of Veronese wines in 1980s and 1990s, especially abroad, it became profitable even for small sized farms<\/strong> to create their own brand<\/strong> and lable<\/strong> and to start making wine for a wider market. In the past 20 years there has been a proliferation of small sized wineries. Unlike big brands who are buying grapes from many different producers, smaller cantinas<\/em> produce wine only with grapes coming from their own vineyards with a more careful control on quality following every step of wine making.
\nIn these family run wineries it is often possible to find top quality wines<\/strong> for a quite reasonable price<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Small wineries wine tours<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Small wineries often have enough room to host tastings for big groups.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A wine tour all focused on small wineries<\/strong> is always a unique and unforgettable experience. Unlike famous big brands where there are employees specifically hired for tours and hospitality, in smaller places the person who is taking care of guests is often the same who prunes vines in Winter<\/strong>, who picks the grapes during harvest<\/strong>, and takes care of wine making process<\/strong>. It will be possible to ask everything you always wanted to know about Amarone and other wines of Verona, directly to the person who is actually making it, and maybe worm out some secrets.<\/p>\n

Not having staff dedicated to hospitality and wine tours like it happens for larger cellars it is always advisable to book tours in smaller wineries with some advance, planning your itinerary<\/strong> together with the wine guides of Amarone Tours<\/strong>. A visit in these type of wineries is often very informative and thorough and with an half day tour it is generally possible to visit no more that 2 different places, 4 with a full day tour.<\/p>\n

General Info<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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