Tedeschi winery
The Tedeschi Winery is a premium family-owned and runs winery producing renowned classic Veronese wines, including Valpolicella, Amarone, Ripasso and Soave. Lorenzo Tedeschi devoted his life to building the family business, focusing on research and innovation as well as the expansion of the premium vineyard sites. The family has owned the Monte Olmi vineyard since 1918 and produced Recioto there until the 1960s when Lorenzo started using the grapes to produce Amarone. Then, in 1964, he decided to vinify the grapes separately and to feature the name of this famous single vineyard on an Amarone label. The Tedeschi estate is comprised of four key vineyards: Fabriseria, Monte Olmi, Tenuta Maternigo and Lucchini. La Fabriseria is located in Pontare at an altitude of 450 meters and covers seven hectares. It overlooks the entire Valpolicella Classica valley as well as the city of Verona, and Lake Garda. The name Fabriseria is derived from the word for a local Veronese parish council belonging to the village Catholic church. The Tedeschi s grandfather, Riccardo, was a councilor (or Fabbricere ) and it was a custom for the councilor to bring a bottle of his best wine to propose a toast at the end of each meeting. In honour of their grandfather, the Tedeschi's named their best wines Amarone La Fabriseria and Valpolicella Classico Superiore La Fabriseria. The South-West facing vineyard covers 2.5 hectares of morainal, red clay and calcareous soils. The vines are planted on slopes between recently reposted, dry stone-walled terraces known as Marogne .