2 wines 
Tastings
Tours
Accommodation
Walk-ins welcome 
Wine area
Valpolicella
Corvina country, four wines from the same hill.
Azienda Agricola Brunelli Luigi
Brunelli is a family estate at San Pietro in Cariano, the main village of Valpolicella Classica, between Verona and Lake Garda. The family has been tied to the village since the 1700s. Angelo Brunelli turned the farm into a wine business in 1936, and Amarone is what the house is known for. Luigi and Alberto run it today. The vines face south on limestone-rich ground, Corvina first. You can taste without booking, which is rare round here, and the family lets rooms in a restored country house.
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Veneto
- 2 wines
- Tastings
- Tours
- Accommodation
- Walk-ins welcome
About Azienda Agricola Brunelli Luigi
The Brunelli name has been attached to San Pietro in Cariano since the eighteenth century. In 1936 Angelo Brunelli made the decision that shaped the place: stop farming a bit of everything and make wine properly. The estate is still in family hands, run today by Luigi and Alberto.
The vineyards sit on limestone-rich soil facing south to south west. That is warm, well-drained ground, and it suits the local red grapes: Corvina first, with Rondinella, Corvinone and a little Sangiovese behind it.
Amarone is the house wine. Grapes are picked and then left to dry for months before pressing, a method called appassimento. Drying concentrates the sugar and the flavour, so the finished wine is deep, dry and strong. Brunelli makes an Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, a single-vineyard Campo del Titari and a Riserva called Campo Inferi.
Not everything here is Amarone. Pariondo is the estate's Valpolicella Ripasso: a lighter red passed over the Amarone skins to pick up some of that weight. Campo del Maestro is an IGT from Verona, dried in the Amarone way but blended from nine different grapes.
The estate carries the SQNPI mark, Italy's national scheme for lower-input farming, and shows it on its own site.
You can turn up and taste without booking, which is unusual round here. Summer hours are Monday to Friday nine to six, Saturday ten to five, and Sunday ten to half past twelve from April to early October. In winter it is Monday to Saturday, ten to five. The family also lets rooms in a restored country house on the property, which they call the Wine Relais.
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Winery
Azienda Agricola Brunelli Luigi
S. Pietro in Cariano, Verona · Valpolicella
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Grapes Used
Visit & Experiences
2 bookable experiences at Azienda Agricola Brunelli Luigi
2 tastings, checked by our editors. From €25.
Tasting
Tasting of Amarone and Valpolicella Classics at Brunelli Winery
40 min
From €25 per person
Deutsch · English · Español
Taste five representative wines, from a fresh white or rosé to the estate's Amarone Riserva, guided by the Brunelli team in their wine shop.
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Tasting & Tour
Brunelli Winery – Guided Tour & Tasting of 5 Iconic Wines in Valpolicella
1h 30
From €75 per person
Deutsch · English and Italiano
Explore the Amarone tradition with a guided winery tour and tasting at Brunelli Winery in San Pietro in Cariano, the heart of Valpolicella
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Tasting
Tasting in the courtyard, no booking needed
The winery pours during opening hours and does not ask for a reservation. Summer: Monday to Friday nine to six, Saturday ten to five, Sunday ten to half past twelve from April to early October. Winter: Monday to Saturday, ten to five.
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Accommodation
Rooms at the Wine Relais
The family lets rooms in a restored country house on the estate. Enquiries go through the winery.
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Plan your visit
Via Cariano, 10, 37029 S. Pietro in Cariano, Verona (Veneto)
What Azienda Agricola Brunelli Luigi makes
Azienda Agricola Brunelli Luigi's current bottle selection is led by Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG. The clearest grape signal comes from Corvina and Corvinone.
Common questions
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Yes. The winery says a reservation is not required during opening hours. Summer is Monday to Friday nine to six, Saturday ten to five, and Sunday ten to half past twelve from April to early October. Winter is Monday to Saturday, ten to five.
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