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small artisan winery and Wine Shop producing fine local wines such as Valpolicella DOC, Ripasso and Amarone della Valpolicella and many others

The Tenute SalvaTerra winery, is an estate situated in San Pietro in Cariano, at the heart Valpolicella valley, in Villa Giona estate, which is home to one of Valpolicella’s most stunning 16thcentury mansions, surrounded by cypress trees, olive groves, dry-stone walls and vineyards, and it stands at the foot of Castelrotto, of the region’s most picturesque towns.

Since the 18th century, our Name has always been closely connected to San Pietro in Cariano, the central and main village of the Classic Valpolicella area, one of the most charming and renowned wine districts in Italy. Located exactly between Verona and Lake Garda, Valpolicella perfectly represents the synthesis of many different elements. A mineral soil and rich in limestone, a rare and wonderful mosaic of indigenous grape varieties, a Mediterranean climate influenced by the breezes coming from the lake nearby and an ideal South-Southwest exposure which combines with a skillful and passionate work in the vineyards and with the appassimento technique, favouring the concentration of sugars and extractive substances. It is in this spot in the countryside, with its age-old vocation for growing vines, that our family has become one of the interpreters of Amarone and a guardian of a great winemaking heritage.