Brunelli s.s.

Brunelli operates in San Pietro in Cariano, within the Valpolicella Classica, where calcareous, mineral-rich soils meet Mediterranean-style ventilation. This combination, along with the drying process (appassimento), concentrates sugars and complexity in the area's indigenous grapes: Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella. The family has overseen these vineyards since the 18th century, now employing sustainable practices in the field. The two flagship denominations are both DOCG and stem from the same art of appassimento. Amarone della Valpolicella, aged for at least twenty-four months and typically around fourteen percent alcohol, is the dry and powerful version; Recioto della Valpolicella is its sweet counterpart, available as a passito wine and a sparkling wine. Two expressions opposite in style, yet sisters in the technique that generates them—that of grapes left to rest until the water evaporates and only the essence remains. It is a wine of patience, written over the long timelines of the cellar. The winery welcomes visitors for tastings: a direct way to measure the difference in taste between Amarone and its Recioto.

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