{"id":87,"date":"2012-07-17T21:23:34","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T21:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2018-11-09T08:24:46","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T07:24:46","slug":"tommasi-wine-tours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/wineries\/valpolicella-wineries\/tommasi-wine-tours","title":{"rendered":"Tommasi Wine Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Magnifica”, world biggest oak barrels in Tommasi cellar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tommasi winery is one of the biggest wine producer in Valpolicella<\/strong><\/a>. Nevertheless the company, founded in 1902, is still a family run cellar<\/strong>.
\nThe estate is located in Pedemonte<\/strong>, in the territory of San Pietro in Cariano<\/strong>, one of the five villages that constitute Valpolicella Classica region<\/strong>, the historical production region of all Valpolicella wines and Amarone<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“Conca D’Oro”, Tommasi vineyard in Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The winery is now run by the 4th generation of the Tommasi family and from the first tiny vineyard in 1902 it now extends over 100 hectars located in the most suitable hills for the production of Valpolicella grapes.
\nIn recent years, the production of wine was extended to other high quality wines in Verona D.O.C. regions: Bardolino<\/strong><\/a>, Custoza<\/strong>, Soave<\/strong><\/a> and Lugana<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nowadays Tommasi is one of Verona most famous winery in the world thanks to its great red wines from Valpolicella Classica region: Amarone Classico<\/strong><\/a>, Valpolicella Classico Superiore<\/strong><\/a>, and Recioto<\/strong><\/a> della Valpolicella.<\/p>\n

Wine Tours at Tommasi Winery<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tommasi winery welcomes friends and good wine lovers in its cellar for tours and wine tastings<\/strong>.
\nA visit to Tommasi estate represents a chance to know Valpolicella Classica region and its wines, understanding the effort and the passion that lays behind each bottle of Amarone.
\nEach tour starts with a visit to the historical vineyard<\/strong> behind the winery building where visitors will learn how valpolicella grape<\/strong><\/a> vines are grown. The wine tours then continues to the fruttaio<\/em><\/strong>, the loft above each Valpolicella winery used for drying grapes<\/strong><\/a> for Amarone and Recioto. Down in Tommasi cellar visitors will see the huge slavonian oak barrels<\/strong> used for the ageing of Amarone<\/strong><\/a> together with Magnifica<\/em><\/strong>, world largest oak kask. The visit to the cellar will inlcude also the historical cellar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The tour ends with a tasting<\/strong> of Tommasi most representative wines:<\/p>\n

Introduction wine tasting<\/strong><\/h3>\n