Corte Gonella

Our story

Young soldier fresh from the Great War, Giuseppe Gonella, former farmer from &' Astigiano, is passing through the beautiful hills of Valpolicella, where he meets grandmother Natalia, owner of some vineyards in S. Peretto. They form a family together and grandpa Giuseppe started l&' winemaking activity in the 1930s.
Initially, his collaborators are the families of the sharecroppers, resident in &' adjacent farmhouse. In the 1950s, the management of &' the company passed to his son Giovanni. A person with great cordiality, he lives together with his sister Maria's family, transmitting his passion as a winemaker to his grandchildren Giorgio and Giuseppe.

The latter, through the &' experience of their uncle Giovanni, learn from childhood the fundamental secrets for the production of those renowned wines that are the pride of Valpolicella.
In the mid-70s, with the cessation of sharecropping, Giorgio and Giuseppe, having finished their studies, became part of the agricultural and wine reality of &' company.
Over the years, the two brothers have made improvements both in the cultivation of the vineyards and in the production and refinement of the wines.
In 2006, after the death of their uncle Giovanni, Giorgio and Giuseppe founded the brand “Corte Gonella” and so carried on with commitment and passion l&' a viticultural activity transmitted by their uncle also to Paolo, Giorgio's son.
Together, Giorgio, Giuseppe and Paolo continue the family tradition with that' enthusiasm that has never failed over time

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The L& #39 winery

; company with adjacent vineyards is located in the historic part (identified as the Classic Zone) of Valpolicella, in the Municipality of Negrar, in the town of San Peretto.

The 6 hectares of vineyard are located about 250 meters above sea level, therefore in the foothills area. The soils have a basaltic volcanic composition (toar) and a part on calcareous soil, with exposure to the Southeast, ideal for l&' optimal ripening of the grapes.
The forms d&' vine cultivation is exclusively done with a pergola, with soil grass and with the cleaning of weeds in &' interrow, through tillage with the exception of any type of chemical weeding. L&' average age of the vineyards is 20 years and the production per hectare is 120 quintals in the best years (maximum allowed by the Vini

Valpolicella regulations).

The cultivated grapes are mainly the varieties of Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara and other native varieties. Corvina, together with corvinone, is the most important variety among the Valpolicella grape varieties, thanks to its technological characteristics in the vinification phase and phenolic properties, thus giving structure and body

to the wine.

The harvest usually takes place between the end of September and October, carried out entirely by hand, first selecting the best bunches intended for the production of Amarone and Recioto, which are placed on a plateau and then taken to the fruit cellar for drying. #39 Later, l& #39 is harvested; grapes left on the vineyard, crushed fresh, destined for Valpolicella.
L&' company registered with the Valpolicella Wine Protection Consortium, vinifies its grapes inside the cellar at & #39, bringing the wines obtained to age in d& #39 barrels; steel and for some of them in tonneaux and oak barrels.
Here they are aged for 12-18 months before being bottled, where the wine will rest for a short time before d&' being put on sale

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