Aldi Exquisite Collection Gavi DOCG 2012

EVERY WEEK seems to bring news of yet another Bordeaux Chateau being sold to a Chinese conglomerate or insurance company so it is comforting to know that there are still some family operated wine producers that are thriving.

The Boscaini family have been growing grapes around the city of Verona since the late 18th century and have been at the forefront of technical innovation in the region in the last half-century.

Valpolicella is the classic wine from the region but in the mid 20th century it was surpassed in prestige by Amarone which is made from the dried versions of the same grapes. The grapes are dried on bamboo racks for up to 120 days by which time they have lost up to 40% of their weight but are packed with sugars, concentrated fruit and most important of all, flavour.