tasting wines from Dante Alighieri’s son estate on the shores of Lake Garda

Best of food & wine on the shores of Lake Garda + Tasting wines from Dante Alighieri’s son estate

Set amidst the countryside surrounding Lake Garda, this estate combines the gentle profile of the hills of the province of Verona with the large expanse of water of the lake.

The beautifully enchanting view spans from the vineyards to the Valpolicella hills, as far as the mountains.

In a today awarded “Best in Wine Tourism” luxury estate taste our Wine Spectator Top 100 listed wine, and enjoy a really special “Grand Wine Pairing Lunch” in a relaxed classic Italian country location.

Private guided tour of the winery at Lake Garda.

You will visit, exceptionally guided by a member of the family, the extensive vineyards and the organically run olive grove, the traditional fruit cellar, where the grapes dry before pressing, the aging cellar, the Masi Wine Discovery Museum and the Wine Bar.

Then your grand wine pairing lunch: 7 courses with 7 pairing wines (some from family’s private cellar).

• Meeting with a member of the family, who will be your exclusive guide for the day.

• Private guided tour starts from the belvedere, with a

• panorama that ranges from the vineyards to the hills of Valpolicella, up to the mountain.

• Then in the fruit cellar, where the grapes dry before being pressed, and in the cellars where the famous Amarone ages.

• The Wine Discovery Museum: a multimedia itinerary that allows you to get closer to the culture of the wine.

• The center of the museum is a gigantic 50,000 liter wooden vat, , in which the phenomenon of fermentation is perceived through images, scents and sounds.

• Immersing yourself in the purple magic of fermenting must is exciting and didactic at the same time, which also involves children.

For each group of guests the book “Mr. Amarone “with a special autograph dedication and a wooden box containing 6 really special bottles:

• 1 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

• 1 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

• 1 Riserva Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

• 1 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico from the family private collection

• 1 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico from the family private collection

• 1 “Super-Italian” surprise

The grand wine pairing lunch

Wines:

• Trento Riserva Brut Met. Classic, sparkling wine

• Lugana, fresh & fruit-growing white

• Vineyards of the Dolomites Chardonnay

• Valpolicella Class. Sup., refined in cherry wood barrels

• Amarone della Valpolicella Class.: extraordinary strength and complexity, it represents the icon of the family

• Amarone della Valpolicella Class. from the family collection: proud, majestic, complex, exuberant.

• Recioto della Valpolicella Class. from the family collection: after-meal wine with characteristic almond aftertaste.

The grand wine pairing lunch (example)

Courses:

• Tortello sfogliato and nettles, heart of asparagus, broad beans and sprouts

• Polenta in black, cod in white and Amarone cloud

• Vialone Nano risotto, first fruits from the garden and wild herbs powder

• Bigoli al torchio, duck ragù al Monte Piazzo, dried cherries and citrus gremolada

• Braised buffalo cheek with Amarone and honey, soft Verona celery, candied pear and cocoa grue

• “Amarone” cheese, Monte Veronese di Malga and Grana Padano aged 60 months, accompanied by Amarone jelly, chocolate and coffee powder

• Grape pissotta with extra virgin olive oil from Valpolicella, sorbet with must and drops of brûlé Mezzanella

• Grappa of Amarone and Sbrisolona of rice with almonds.

• Still and sparkling mineral water, Italian coffee

INCLUDES

• Meeting with a member of the family, who will be your exclusive guide for the day

• Private guided tour at the “Belvedere in the vineyards

• Private guided tour in the fruit cellar, where the grapes dry before being pressed

• Private guided tour in the cellars where the famous Amarone ages

• Visit The Wine Discovery Museum: a multimedia itinerary that allows you to get closer to the culture of the wine

• For each group of guests the book “Mr. Amarone “with a special autograph dedication

• For each group of guests a wooden box containing 6 really special bottles from the family private collection

• Then your grand wine pairing lunch: 7 courses with 7 pairing wines (some from familiy’s private cellar).

STEP BY STEP

• Arrival in the location

• Meeting with Ambassador and/or a member of the Family

• Sparkling welcome drink and/or coffee

• Guided tour of the Vineyards

• Guided tour of the Winery

• Guided tour of the Cellars

• Guided tour of the Wine Discovery Museum

• Storytelling about history, philosophy, products and territory

• Wine tasting of the top wines

• Full Lunch themed on Veneto region recipes with wine pairing

• Spirits & Coffee

• Free time

•  Goodbye