The vine is a part of Verona's ancestral roots. Vine fossils of the Amphelidee (considered to be the ancestor of current vines), have been found in limestone from the middle Eocene, 40 million years ago.

In valpolicella you have evidence of the cultivation of the vine from the fifth century BC, thanks to the discovery of numerous archaeological excavations seeds of Vitis vinifera and silvestris (wild) have been found. Recent studies have shown that some native varieties of the Valpolicella area, Rondinella, Oseleta , Dindarella, Quaiara and Pelara, are derived from these vines.

In Roman times the growing and marketing of vines increases and spreads further, Emperor Augustus was said to have wine st his table, which authoritative writers such as Plinio and Marziale claim to be from Verona. It was said that the vines preferred the temperate climate, and how they had such love for their land that when they were transported for transplantation in other countries, and lost all their qualities, showing again, if necessary, the uniqueness and the close link between the local grape varieties and wine made from it, with Valpolicella.

The territory

Valpolicella is made up of a group of small valleys, thanks to an excellent climate and the many springs, has been inhabited since prehistoric times. It was also chosen for this very enjoyable its quality, as noble holiday destination. The salient features of its territory are sweet hills, with a steep ups and downs and the elegant villas.

In later Middle Ages we have the maximum expansion of vineyards in Verona, and with the advent of the Venetian Republic, then navigable by the Adige, the wine arrived at San Marco in Venice

In the Renaissance, the wine is no longer considered just a drink, but is rediscovered as a therapeutic element. Scipione Maffei (1675-1755) describes the work "Verona illustrate" the technique of wine making from grapes and describes as "bitter" dry wine that he obtained, this word shows the etymological roots of the 'Amarone'.

The 1800 is the century of the birth and development of agricultural sciences, viticulture and wine making, even then, Verona was a national landmark in 1872 as shown by the birth of the wine company, and the holding of the Second Congress in 1876 wine in Verona.

This is also the century in which the wine of the Valpolicella became known internationally with awards in wine competitions, its diffusion leads it to Austria, Switzerland, England, Prussia, and also the Americas.

The twentieth century marks the official birth of Amarone, in 1936. The oldest bottle is dated 1940 still exists. Amarone was probably a contemporary of Recioto. It was the only other wine that you wanted to achieve with the drying of the grapes, but the possible continuation of the fermentation of sugars to exhaustion was totally unwanted.

The Amarone was then considered a defect Recioto, so much so that it is defined by the term "Recioto scape" (Recioto botched, "escaped"). They were the tastes, habits, fashions and trends to emerge out of the market.

The third millennium began in the wake of the international success of Amarone, "not the splendor of the landscape, not the events of history, the monuments of art, not the songs of the poets, have served to make known what the Valpolicella its typical products: wine, " wrote historian and journalist Giuseppe Silvestri.