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Casa Vinicola Sartori
A Valpolicella-style red from Sartori of Negrar: Corvina, Corvinone, Merlot and Cabernet, part-dried before fermenting. Expect ripe cherry, blackberry, vanilla and tobacco in a silky, rounded glass. About £11 to £14 from three UK retailers.
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Sartori part-dries the grapes in ventilated crates before fermenting, then rests the wine for months in oak. That is where the ripe cherry, blackberry and tobacco below come from.
Ripe cherry and raspberry lead, with blackberry behind. Months in oak barrels add vanilla, tobacco and a light chocolate edge. In Vivino's taste summary, built from 282 reviews, red fruit and oaky notes lead by a distance.
Blackberry
Cherry
Plum
Raspberry
Tobacco
Leather
Black pepper
VanillaPart-drying the grapes in ventilated crates gives the palate a ripe, rounded middle. It is dry and gently warming, with soft tannin smoothed in concrete vats before the oak. UK merchant tasting notes land on the same word: silky.
The flavour holds on well for a red at this price, drying gently at the edges. A hint of leather lingers, the note Vivino reviewers file under earthy, with a last twist of pepper.
A weeknight red made with the same grape-drying idea as Amarone, on a lighter scale, and best inside three years of the vintage. Vivino drinkers rate recent vintages 3.8 to 3.9 across more than 1,500 ratings, and mention red fruit and oak more than any other notes.
Three UK retailers list the wine today, from £11.41 at Great Wines Direct to £14 at Majestic and The Great Wine Co. Majestic drops to £12.50 a bottle in a mixed six.
The scores below reflect a soft, food-friendly red at an £11 to £14 price: strong for weeknight dinners and pasta, weaker only where cellar age or a big occasion is the point.
Weeknight-priced, stocked by three UK retailers and forgiving with food: this is its home turf.
Smooth, fruity and familiar: the soft build and famous grape names make it an easy first Italian red.
Soft tannin, ripe fruit and fresh-enough acidity carry pasta, roasts and cheese without a fight.
Part-dried depth from £11.41 a bottle, a price its cheapest stockist itself files under excellent value.
An everyday IGT label rather than a trophy; fine for the table, not for a milestone gift.
Made to drink young, with no ageing rule behind it; best within about three years of harvest.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Trevenezie denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
The 2023 is bottled at 13.5% and the 2022 at 13%. Both follow the same recipe of part-dried grapes, concrete vats and a few months in oak, and both are made to drink young.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Sartori has made wine in Negrar di Valpolicella since Pietro Sartori bought his first barrel in 1898, and was drying grapes at its Villa Maria estate by 1924. L'Appassione applies that drying tradition to a blend drawn from across the Trevenezie.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Trevenezie is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Trevenezie falls within Veneto, covering Friuli Venezia Giulia · Trentino-Alto Adige · Veneto.
Made at Casa Vinicola Sartori, Negrar.
Drying shrinks the berries before pressing, so each bottle needs more fruit and more handling than a standard red at this price.
The wine rests in oak after softening in concrete vats, which ties up cellar space and adds barrel cost before release.
At 2026 rates, £3.10 of the £11.41 entry price is excise duty alone, before VAT is added on top.
The IGT lets Sartori draw fruit from across north-east Italy rather than one costly hillside, which keeps the base price near £11.
Sartori has shipped worldwide since 1965 and is now part of the Collis Heritage group, so big production runs spread winery costs thinly.
Both Majestic and Great Wines Direct list a synthetic closure, a cheaper seal that suits a wine meant for drinking young.
Dishes that go with this wine
The part-dried fruit gives this red a soft, rounded middle that carries rich pasta and roast meat. Sartori's UK stockists call it a pasta wine first, and Vivino lists beef, lamb and game among its food matches.
Part-dried grapes give the wine a round, ripe middle that matches the weight of baked pasta. The soft tannin will not clash with tomato, and the cherry fruit lifts slow-cooked beef mince. Its cheapest UK stockist calls it a pasta wine outright.
Try with: Lasagna · Ragu alla bolognese · Cotoletta alla bolognese · More pairings →
Slow roasting softens meat fibres and the wine answers with supple tannin and ripe dried-fruit sweetness. Vivino's food matches point the same way: beef, lamb and game.
Try with: Sunday Roast Beef · Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce · Venison Stew · More pairings →
Tobacco from the oak and the wine's peppery spice echo the char on a grilled steak. The gentle warmth at 13.5% stands up to browned meat juices.
Try with: Ribeye steak · Fiorentina steak · Sirloin steak · More pairings →
Salty aged cheese needs fruit and a touch of grip. The ripe blackberry core does the first job and the gently drying finish the second. Majestic points this bottle at mature cheeses too.
Try with: Cheese board · Strong cheddar cheese · Lancashire Cheese · More pairings →
Chilli heat amplifies alcohol and oak, so a 13.5% barrel-aged red turns harsh next to fiery food. If the meal is hot, a lightly sweet fizzy red like Lambrusco amabile handles heat better.
Skip with: Crispy chilli beef · Szechuan beef · Lamb bhuna · Pairing guide →
This is a drink-young red. The current 2022 and 2023 releases are at their best within about three years of harvest, so buy what you will drink rather than what you can store.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Made to drink young, with no ageing rule behind it; best within about three years of harvest.
£11.41 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumIt blends Corvina Veronese and Corvinone, the main Valpolicella grapes, with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Part-drying the grapes before fermenting gives the wine its ripe, rounded style.
Ripe cherry, raspberry and blackberry, with vanilla and tobacco from months in oak barrels. It is dry, smooth and gently warming at 13 to 13.5% alcohol. Drinkers on Vivino mention red fruit and oaky notes more than anything else.
It borrows the same idea on a smaller scale. Sartori part-dries the grapes in ventilated crates before fermenting, the appassimento behind Amarone, which concentrates the juice. The result is riper and rounder than an everyday red, without Amarone's weight or price.
Rich pasta dishes are the classic call: lasagne, ragù alla bolognese, baked pasta. Its soft tannin also suits roast beef, lamb, venison and mature cheeses. Vivino lists beef, lamb, pasta and game as its food matches.
Between £11.41 and £14 a bottle as of August 2026. Great Wines Direct lists the 2023 at £11.41, The Great Wine Co at £14, and Majestic at £14, or £12.50 each in a mixed six.
No decanting needed: open and pour at 14 to 16C, a touch below room temperature. It is made to drink young, so enjoy bottles within about three years of the vintage.
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