Az. Agr. Sterza David

In Fumane, Valpolicella, David Sterza's vineyards give rise to two related yet distinct DOCG denominations: Amarone della Valpolicella and Recioto della Valpolicella. Both begin with the historical grape varieties of the area—Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, and Rondinella—and the appassimento drying technique, but then take opposite paths. Amarone, aged for at least twenty-four months, develops the concentration and dry intensity that the appellation demands; Recioto, on the other hand, retains the sweetness of the dried grapes, completing the circle on the amiable side. A precise decision weighed heavily in the company's history: to vinify its own grapes rather than selling them to other wineries. This was the step that transformed viticulture work into an identity project, placing the producer's name on every bottle. The two DOCGs thus tell two sides of the same gesture—appassimento—expressed in dry and sweet forms, both rooted in the same Veronese terroir. A limited but coherent repertoire, where the choice to control the entire supply chain becomes the key to understanding the house style.

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