The Soul of Lugana and the Heart of Valpolicella

Since 1960, Zenato Winery has been investing in native grape varieties with respect for and value of the territory

95 hectares in the most fruitful areas of Lugana and in the classic Valpolicella area. Two faces, one white, the other red, both representative of quality wines that are born from a passion for the territory and its history, respect for time, and a family tradition that has been valorizing local varieties for over 60 years.

These are the characteristics of the Zenato winery, located in Peschiera del Garda, about 25 km west of Verona, on the Veneto shore of Lake Garda. In a landscape mellowed by morainic hills and a mild climate, founder Sergio Zenato has been developing since 1960 the reputation of an indigenous grape variety with important potential, Trebbiano di Lugana, turning it into a great white wine, Lugana. The finest grapes, harvested from the historic vineyards of Podere Massoni in S. Cristina, have thus given rise to labels such as  Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato, which has won international awards.

Zenato has extended its horizon and interest as far as Valpolicella, a succession of hills and valleys of Quaternary origin: here the winery counts, on the Costalunga estate, 35 hectares of land 300 meters above sea level that are home to Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Oseleta, the varieties at the base of a wine of great tradition and notoriety such as Amarone. The winery also successfully produces Ripassa, a Valpolicella Superiore made from the best selection of Valpolicella, “passed over" on the pomace of Amarone, whose first vintage was 1992.

Zenato is now represented by the second generation.