VILLA CRINE

Winery

In the heart of the Valpolicella region in the town of Pedemonte lies the historic Italian villa which dates from 1700. It lies in a hollow dug into the hill, Colle Masua, and its walls tell the story of a family, which from father to son, has passed down the historic methods which for centuries have been used in the art of making wine.
Today, Giovanni Battista Venturini, who goes by his maternal grandfather’s name ‘Battista’, has very successfully relaunched the brand and the wines ‘Villa Crine’. He faced a considerable number of challenges but with the help of his wife Mara and through twenty years of sacrifices, he has seen his business expand so that now his wines are enjoyed in Europe and around the world. Battista is also supported by his children. His son Giuseppe graduated with a degree in enology and Diletta, his daughter, is a university student.

Villa Crine is entirely family run and jealously preserves the values and the techniques acquired from past tradition, while integrating and harmonizing those with the continuous innovations in the field of enology and winemaking.

Great attention is given to the creation of a quality product. In order to achieve this, careful diligence is paid to every detail; to the varied meteorological conditions, the ripening times and drying times of the grape, the fermentation of the wine and the development of the wine as it ages. Each of these processes is carried out personally giving the necessary time to each step.

Vineyard

All the estates owned by the winery are located in the historic Valpolicella Classica area and Villa Crine is privileged to have excellent vineyards with considerable variations in themicroclimates and soil composition. In order to best represent these micro-zones,separate wines are made from each of our most important vineyards. The hillside vines are cultivated on terraces formed by dry stone walls known in Italian as “marogne”.

Cartolina storica di Pedemonte

Dalle scuderie della villa del XVII sec. il bisnonno Giovanni Venturini percorreva una stradina di ciottoli che, dopo poche centinaia di metri, lo conduceva alla seicentesca fontana di Pedemonte dove lavorava i suoi terreni ereditati dalla nonna: Pigaro e Fontana.

La famiglia Venturini ieri

Tutto ebbe inizio, quando nel lontano 1893, il bisnonno Giovanni Venturini ottenne uno dei primi diplomi per vini e liquori come premiata cantina in Valpolicella storica. Nella foto il figlio Luigi, colui che ampliò i possedimenti del padre e, sposatosi con la nobildonna Giovanna Lonardi, si stabilì nella tenuta di Pedemonte appunto chiamata Villa Crine.

Oggi Giovanni Battista crea i suoi vini con l'intenzione di comunicare la genuinità e la semplicità di un tempo usufruendo degli insegnamenti ricevuti dai suoi avi. Egli conduce l'azienda con l'aiuto della moglie Mara Mazzoli che segue la parte commerciale e con i figli Giuseppe - enologo e l'ancor giovanissima Diletta.

La Famiglia Venturini oggi

L'azienda agricola oggi

L'azienda agricola oggi si sviluppa su 8 ettari di vigneto. Nel cuore della Valpolicella classica, ai piedi del Colle Masua situata a Pedemonte si trova Villa Crine, sede della cantina.