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James Suckling: high ratings for Zenato. Amarone della Valpolicella 2020 and Ripasso Ripassa 2021 received respectively 96 and 94 Points.

AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2020

The jewel of Zenato’s production, this wine is made from a selection of top grapes from Valpolicella Classica grown in Sant’Ambrogio township (Corvina, Rondinella, Oseleta, and Croatina).

The grapes are dried for 4 months and crushing is not carried out until January. Slow fermentation with skin contact follows and then the wine is aged for 36 months in large-format Slavonian casks. It is then aged in bottle before being released.

This is a majestic wine, intense, and ethereal, with notes of bay leaf and distillate-cured cherries.

The impressive balance between all its components makes it ideal for long-term aging.

tech sheet
RIPASSA VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE RIPASSO 2021

As soon as the dried grapes for the winery’s Amarone have completed fermentation, a top selection of Valpolicella grapes “passes over” (ripassa) the Amarone pomace, thus resulting in a second brief fermentation.
This helps to obtain higher alcohol content, deeper color, and rich flavor and aroma. Af-ter aging in French tonneaux for 18-20 months, the wine is cellared for another 6 months in bottle before release.

The process makes for a refined and concentrated wine, extremely smooth and vel-vety, with vibrant red fruit aromas. On the palate, it delivers fruity notes and elegant tannin with hints of chocolate and spice. Ripassa has played a highly important role in the Zenato winery’s evolution over the years.

tech sheet

The Story: Zenato is the story of a family that firmly planted its roots in the land. It was made possible thanks to the passion and entrepreneurial vision of the estate’s founder, Sergio, who managed to fulfill his greatest dream: to create a winery capable of harvesting the fruits of the earth and transform them into emotions with matchless flavor.
Today, more than 60 years later, the results are testament to his extraordinary vision. A wonderful story took shape thanks to his vision and today its star is his family: Wife Carla and children Alberto and Nadia.
Their eyes and their heart continue down the path that Sergio laid out with great clarity as he steadied the course toward quality and love for their land. Over time, that land wasn’t just Lugana but also Valpolicella, with its celebrated red wines and their matchless aromas.

Two faces: One white, the other red, both emblems of high-quality wines that are born through a visceral passion for the land, through respect for time, through a family tradition that has championed local grape varieties for 60 years.

Valpolicella
Taking over the Costalunga estate, in the heart of Valpolicella Classica, Sergio Zenato wanted to measure himself in a new venture, after making the most out of his Lugana vineyards: to make it a model vineyard, beautiful to look at, cared for in every detail, in which to apply modern agronomic techniques and at the same time resume the traditional methods that had defined the Valpolicella landscape.

Lugana
In the flash of an eye and the wonder of Lake Garda is all there: in the beauty of the landscape; in the naturalist, historic, and artistic value of the land; in the mild climate.
The secret of Trebbiano di Lugana, a native grape variety planted on the southern banks of Lake Garda, is hidden in its origins.
With the backdrop of this pristine setting, the gates of the Santa Cristina estate open up on to a broad road with elegant red rose bushes on either side. 

More info? Check their www
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Zenato.it

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]]> Falstaff: high ratings for Zenato https://enoteca.nl/falstaff-high-ratings-for-zenato-2/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:00:46 +0000 https://enoteca.nl/?p=18125 Falstaff: high ratings for Zenato

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Falstaff: high ratings for Zenato: Amarone Riserva and Lugana Riserva received respectively 95 and 92 Points.

AMARONE RISERVA SERGIO ZENATO 2019

Produced only in top vintages, this graceful wine is made from a selection of Corvina and Rondinella grapes grown in the oldest vineyards in the township of Sant’Ambrogio in Valpolicella’s “classic” zone.

Following vinification, it undergoes long-term aging for at least 4 years in Slavonian oak casks.

It represents the very identity of the winery and its legacy throughout the world – a wine that can age and be enjoyed for more than 20 years.

With luminous and dense color, elegant complexity, and a wonderful touch of spice, it’s a wholehearted expression of the land where it is made.

tech sheet
LUGANA RISERVA SERGIO ZENATO 2022

This Lugana Riserva is the fruit of the Zenato family’s genuine passion and a reflection of their history in the appellation.

The grapes for this wine come from the oldest vines on their Podere Massoni farm. They are harvested slightly late, around mid-October.

Fermentation takes place in oak cask (70%) and stainless steel (30%).

Light brilliant gold in color, this wine delivers intense multi-faceted aromas on the nose, with floral and citrus notes, spices, white plum, and vanilla.
On the palate, it’s rich in flavor, with great depth and balance. 

An ideal white for aging.

Falstaff 2025 - Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato 2022
tech sheet

The Story: Zenato is the story of a family that firmly planted its roots in the land. It was made possible thanks to the passion and entrepreneurial vision of the estate’s founder, Sergio, who managed to fulfill his greatest dream: to create a winery capable of harvesting the fruits of the earth and transform them into emotions with matchless flavor.
Today, more than 60 years later, the results are testament to his extraordinary vision. A wonderful story took shape thanks to his vision and today its star is his family: Wife Carla and children Alberto and Nadia.
Their eyes and their heart continue down the path that Sergio laid out with great clarity as he steadied the course toward quality and love for their land. Over time, that land wasn’t just Lugana but also Valpolicella, with its celebrated red wines and their matchless aromas.

Two faces: One white, the other red, both emblems of high-quality wines that are born through a visceral passion for the land, through respect for time, through a family tradition that has championed local grape varieties for 60 years.

Valpolicella
Taking over the Costalunga estate, in the heart of Valpolicella Classica, Sergio Zenato wanted to measure himself in a new venture, after making the most out of his Lugana vineyards: to make it a model vineyard, beautiful to look at, cared for in every detail, in which to apply modern agronomic techniques and at the same time resume the traditional methods that had defined the Valpolicella landscape.

Lugana
In the flash of an eye and the wonder of Lake Garda is all there: in the beauty of the landscape; in the naturalist, historic, and artistic value of the land; in the mild climate.
The secret of Trebbiano di Lugana, a native grape variety planted on the southern banks of Lake Garda, is hidden in its origins.
With the backdrop of this pristine setting, the gates of the Santa Cristina estate open up on to a broad road with elegant red rose bushes on either side. 

More info? Check their www
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]]> Zenato received nice reviews by Robert Parker https://enoteca.nl/zenato-received-nice-reviews-by-robert-parker/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:36:41 +0000 https://enoteca.nl/?p=17571 Zenato received nice reviews by Robert Parker. Amarone della Valpolicella Archivio Storico 2013 The project “Archivio Storico Zenato” was created to celebrate a history of caring, dedication and passion, which led to recognize worldwide the name of Zenato as a synonym of excellence and identity of a unique area: Valpolicella. The first vintage, 2008, has […]

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Zenato received nice reviews by Robert Parker.

Amarone della Valpolicella Archivio Storico 2013

The project “Archivio Storico Zenato” was created to celebrate a history of caring, dedication and passion, which led to recognize worldwide the name of Zenato as a synonym of excellence and identity of a unique area: Valpolicella.

The first vintage, 2008, has rested for a decade in large oak barrels. The milestone of this project that underlines the link to a territory in which we have believed and invested since the beginning.

A story of care, dedication and passion, the decision to revive every 10 years a barrel so special that it deserves the wait.

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva Sergio Zenato 2019

Produced only in top vintages, this graceful wine is made from a selection of Corvina and Rondinella grapes grown in the oldest vineyards in the township of Sant’Ambrogio in Valpolicella’s “classic” zone.

Following vinification, it undergoes long-term aging for at least 4 years in Slavonian oak casks.

It represents the very identity of the winery and its legacy throughout the world – a wine that can age and be enjoyed for more than 20 years.

With luminous and dense color, elegant complexity, and a wonderful touch of spice, it’s a wholehearted expression of the land where it is made.

When the dried grapes for the Amarone have completed their fermentation, a top selection of Valpolicella grapes “passes over” (ripassa) the Amarone pomace, thus resulting in a second brief fermentation.
This helps to obtain a higher alcohol content, deeper color, and rich flavor and aroma.
After aging in French tonneaux for 18-20 months, the wine is cellared for another 6 months in bottle before release.
The process makes for a refined and concentrated wine, extremely smooth and velvety, with vibrant red fruit aromas.
On the palate fruity notes and elegant tannin with hints of chocolate and spice. 

Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato 2022

This Lugana Riserva is the fruit of the Zenato family’s genuine passion and a reflection of their history in the appellation.

The grapes for this wine come from the oldest vines on their Podere Massoni farm. They are harvested slightly late, around mid-October.
Fermentation takes place in oak cask (70%) and stainless steel (30%).

Light brilliant gold in color, this wine delivers intense multi-faceted aromas on the nose, with floral and citrus notes, spices, white plum, and vanilla.
On the palate, it’s rich in flavor, with great depth and balance. An ideal white for aging.

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]]> Vintage’s update Zenato https://enoteca.nl/vintages-update-zenato/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:17:07 +0000 https://enoteca.nl/?p=17348 Vintage’s update Zenato: Valpolicella Superiore 2022 and Ripassa 2021 are available. Made from vineyards in Valpolicella, this wine has an impressive lingering finish with rich flavor. The blend is 85% Corvina Veronese, 10% Rondinella, and 5% Corvinone. On the nose, it delivers delicate hints of almond and violet. On the palate, it’s dry and smooth with […]

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Vintage’s update Zenato:

Valpolicella Superiore 2022 and Ripassa 2021 are available.

Made from vineyards in Valpolicella, this wine has an impressive lingering finish with rich flavor.

The blend is 85% Corvina Veronese, 10% Rondinella, and 5% Corvinone.

On the nose, it delivers delicate hints of almond and violet.

On the palate, it’s dry and smooth with good structure and wonderfully robust notes of cherry and prune.

Factsheet

As soon as the dried grapes for the winery’s Amarone have completed fermentation, a top selection of Valpolicella grapes “passes over” (ripassa) the Amarone pomace, thus resulting in a second brief fermentation.

This helps to obtain higher alcohol content, deeper color, and rich flavor and aroma. Af-ter aging in French tonneaux for 18-20 months, the wine is cellared for another 6 months in bottle before release.

The process makes for a refined and concentrated wine, extremely smooth and vel-vety, with vibrant red fruit aromas.

On the palate, it delivers fruity notes and elegant tannin with hints of chocolate and spice. Ripassa has played a highly important role in the Zenato winery’s evolution over the years.

Factsheet

Zenato. The soul of Lugana and the Heart of Valpolicella.

Two faces: One white, the other red, both emblems of high-quality wines that are born through a visceral passion for the land, through respect for time, through a family tradition that has championed local grape varieties for 60 years.

The Story
Zenato: the story of a family that firmly planted its roots in the land. It was made possible thanks to the passion and entrepreneurial vision of the estate’s founder, Sergio, who managed to fulfill his greatest dream: to create a winery capable of harvesting the fruits of the earth and transform them into emotions with matchless flavor.

Today, more than 60 years later, the results are testament to his extraordinary vision. A wonderful story took shape thanks to his vision and today its star is his family: Wife Carla and children Alberto and Nadia.
Their eyes and their heart continue down the path that Sergio laid out with great clarity as he steadied the course toward quality and love for their land. Over time, that land wasn’t just Lugana but also Valpolicella, with its celebrated red wines and their matchless aromas.

Valpolicella
 Taking over the Costalunga estate, in the heart of Valpolicella Classica, Sergio Zenato wanted to measure himself in a new venture, after making the most out of his Lugana vineyards: to make it a model vineyard, beautiful to look at, cared for in every detail, in which to apply modern agronomic techniques and at the same time resume the traditional methods that had defined the Valpolicella landscape.

In a thorough manner, Sergio Zenato drew the distribution on the land of the vines selected for the production of the different wines, going so far as to indicate the direction of the rows so that the vines could receive maximum benefits from the sun. He took special care to make the soil work well to achieve a dry and permeable soil without water retention.

A passionate dedication that we read in the construction of the characteristic dry-stone walls, at first sight elegant support structures, in actual fact an efficient containment system that guarantees the vine the three fundamental elements it needs: the warmth of the sun and the ventilation of air and water thanks to the gaps existing between the stones of the walls and the flaky crumbles of the subsurface.

Lugana
lugana territorio zenato

In the flash of an eye and the wonder of Lake Garda is all there: in the beauty of the landscape; in the naturalist, historic, and artistic value of the land; in the mild climate.

 

The secret of Trebbiano di Lugana, a native grape variety planted on the southern banks of Lake Garda, is hidden in its origins.

With the backdrop of this pristine setting, the gates of the Santa Cristina estate open up on to a broad road with elegant red rose bushes on either side. They are the silent sentinels to whom the Zenato family has entrusted their rows of vines.

All of the incredible things that have happened in this little corner of the world are thanks to the extraordinary intuition and entrepreneurial power of a grape grower who was in love with his land and absolutely convinced of the quality of the wines that only this land could produce. It all began with a white wine, Lugana: Sergio Zenato’s Challenge and Dream since the 1960s.

More info? Check their www
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zenato.it

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]]> Zenato’s awards’ update https://enoteca.nl/zenatos-awards-update-4/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:02:31 +0000 https://enoteca.nl/?p=17250 Zenato‘s awards’ update:  Yes, ZENATO DID IT AGAIN! Nice ratings by James Suckling for theis Amarone Riserva, Amarone Archivio Storico and Lugana Riserva, Produced only in top vintages, this graceful wine is made from a selection of Corvina and Rondinella grapes grown in the oldest vineyards in the township of Sant’Ambrogio in Valpolicella’s “classic” zone. […]

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Zenato‘s awards’ update:  Yes, ZENATO DID IT AGAIN!

Nice ratings by James Suckling for theis Amarone Riserva, Amarone Archivio Storico and Lugana Riserva,

Produced only in top vintages, this graceful wine is made from a selection of Corvina and Rondinella grapes grown in the oldest vineyards in the township of Sant’Ambrogio in Valpolicella’s “classic” zone.

Following vinification, it undergoes long-term aging for at least 4 years in Slavonian oak casks.

It represents the very identity of the winery and its legacy throughout the world – a wine that can age and be enjoyed for more than 20 years.

With luminous and dense color, elegant complexity, and a wonderful touch of spice, it’s a wholehearted expression of the land where it is made.

Factsheet

The project: “Amarone Archivio Storico Zenato” was created to celebrate a history of caring, dedication and passion, which led to recognize worldwide the name of Zenato as a synonym of excellence and identity of a unique area: Valpolicella.

The first vintage,(2008) has rested for a decade in large oak barrels.
The milestone of this project that underlines the link to a territory in which we have believed and invested since the beginning.
This is a story of care, dedication and passion.

Factsheet

This Lugana Riserva is the fruit of the Zenato family’s genuine passion and a reflection of their history in the appellation.

The grapes for this wine come from the oldest vines on their Podere Massoni farm. They are harvested slightly late, around mid-October.

Fermentation takes place in oak cask (70%) and stainless steel (30%).

Light brilliant gold in color, this wine delivers intense multi-faceted aromas on the nose, with floral and citrus notes, spices, white plum, and vanilla.

On the palate, it’s rich in flavor, with great depth and balance. An ideal white for aging.

Factsheet

The Story:  Zenato is the story of a family that firmly planted its roots in the land. It was made possible thanks to the passion and entrepreneurial vision of the estate’s founder, Sergio, who managed to fulfill his greatest dream: to create a winery capable of harvesting the fruits of the earth and transform them into emotions with matchless flavor.
Today, more than 60 years later, the results are testament to his extraordinary vision. A wonderful story took shape thanks to his vision and today its star is his family: Wife Carla and children Alberto and Nadia.
Their eyes and their heart continue down the path that Sergio laid out with great clarity as he steadied the course toward quality and love for their land. Over time, that land wasn’t just Lugana but also Valpolicella, with its celebrated red wines and their matchless aromas.

 

Two faces:
One white, the other red, both emblems of high-quality wines that are born through a visceral passion for the land, through respect for time, through a family tradition that has championed local grape varieties for 60 years.

Valpolicella
Taking over the Costalunga estate, in the heart of Valpolicella Classica, Sergio Zenato wanted to measure himself in a new venture, after making the most out of his Lugana vineyards: to make it a model vineyard, beautiful to look at, cared for in every detail, in which to apply modern agronomic techniques and at the same time resume the traditional methods that had defined the Valpolicella landscape.

Lugana
In the flash of an eye and the wonder of Lake Garda is all there: in the beauty of the landscape; in the naturalist, historic, and artistic value of the land; in the mild climate.
The secret of Trebbiano di Lugana, a native grape variety planted on the southern banks of Lake Garda, is hidden in its origins.
With the backdrop of this pristine setting, the gates of the Santa Cristina estate open up on to a broad road with elegant red rose bushes on either side. 

More info? Check their www   →

zenato.it

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]]> Alanera 2022: bottle and closure update. https://enoteca.nl/alanera-2022-bottle-and-closure-update/ Thu, 08 May 2025 11:49:02 +0000 https://enoteca.nl/?p=16621 Alanera 2022 with screw cap

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Alanera 2022: bottle and closure update.

Starting with the 2022 vintage, this wine will be bottled in a lighter bottle and sealed with a screwcap.
This change is a part of Zenato‘s long-term sustainability strategy, which began three years ago with the Equalitas certification.
Through this and other ongoing efforts, their goal is to actively contribute to a more sustainable future for all of us.

AVAILABLE

THE WINE:
Alanera is a tribute to Sergio’s legacy of bringing understanding, wisdom and rigorous work to viticulture in Valpolicella. Alanera’s fruit hails from the Costalunga vineyard. The site’s landscape is remarkable as it overlooks the city of Verona, while partly hugging the Garda Lake and being seemingly embraced by the impressive Monte Baldo and Lessinian mountain ranges.

new alanera with screwcp

3 Swallows:  Alanera’s three swallows serve as symbol to these landscape elements as well to its trio of native grapes: Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone.

The Story

Zenato: the story of a family that firmly planted its roots in the land. It was made possible thanks to the passion and entrepreneurial vision of the estate’s founder, Sergio, who managed to fulfill his greatest dream: to create a winery capable of harvesting the fruits of the earth and transform them into emotions with matchless flavor.

Today, more than 60 years later, the results are testament to his extraordinary vision.
A wonderful story took shape thanks to his vision and today its star is his family: wife Carla and children Alberto and Nadia.
Their eyes and their heart continue down the path that Sergio laid out with great clarity as he steadied the course toward quality and love for their land. Over time, that land wasn’t just Lugana but also Valpolicella, with its celebrated red wines and their matchless aromas.

Valpolicella

Taking over the Costalunga estate, in the heart of Valpolicella Classica, Sergio Zenato wanted to measure himself in a new venture, after making the most out of his Lugana vineyards: to make it a model vineyard, beautiful to look at, cared for in every detail, in which to apply modern agronomic techniques and at the same time resume the traditional methods that had defined the Valpolicella landscape.

In a thorough manner, Sergio Zenato drew the distribution on the land of the vines selected for the production of the different wines, going so far as to indicate the direction of the rows so that the vines could receive maximum benefits from the sun. He took special care to make the soil work well to achieve a dry and permeable soil without water retention.

A passionate dedication that we read in the construction of the characteristic dry-stone walls, at first sight elegant support structures, in actual fact an efficient containment system that guarantees the vine the three fundamental elements it needs: the warmth of the sun and the ventilation of air and water thanks to the gaps existing between the stones of the walls and the flaky crumbles of the subsurface.

Lugana

“Sergio Zenato manicured the morainic hills for years, from the most strategic observation point on the Garda Lake in Peschiera. His reflection was cast over the largest body of blue in Italy. And since the 1960s, he saw in Trebbiano di Lugana something that few others had intuited: that the color, aromas, and favors of the white wine it produced could travel the world.”

In the flash of an eye and the wonder of Lake Garda is all there: in the beauty of the landscape; in the naturalist, historic, and artistic value of the land; in the mild climate.

The secret of Trebbiano di Lugana, a native grape variety planted on the southern banks of the Garda Lake, is hidden in its origins.

lugana territorio zenato

With the backdrop of this pristine setting, the gates of the Santa Cristina estate open up on to a broad road with elegant red rose bushes on either side.
They are the silent sentinels to whom the Zenato family has entrusted their rows of vines.

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]]> 5StarWines – The Book 2026 https://enoteca.nl/5starwines-the-book-2026/ Thu, 01 May 2025 07:08:20 +0000 https://enoteca.nl/?p=16483 5 Star Wines-The Book 2025, the list of selected wines is recently published. Some of our associated producers have a place in this guide.

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5StarWines – The Book 2026

The list of wines selected for the guide 5StarWines – The book 2026 is recently published.
This wine selection is organized by Veronafiere.
During 3 days of tastings the 5StarWines jury (highly qualified wine professionals) tastes and rates the participating wines.

Some of our associated producers are mentioned in the 2026 edition.  

5StarWines The Book 2026
Logo Cantina Colli Euganei

Fior d’Arancio Dolce 2024

POINTS
80

Grape varieties:
100% Moscato Giallo

Colour:
Straw yellow with delicate golden nuances

Fior d’Arancio Secco 2023

POINTS
80

Grape varieties:
100% Moscato Giallo  

Colour:
straw yellow with delicate golden nuances

Logo La Selva
prima_causa

Prima Causa 2022

POINTS
80

Grape varieties:
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot

Colour:
intense red colour with violet hues
Perventum_MERLOT-TOSCANA-01

Merlot Preventum 2022

POINTS
80

Grape varieties:
100% Merlot

Colour:
inky ruby red with purple reflection
satus_2019

Status 2022

POINTS
80

Grape varieties:
100% Ciliegiolo

Colour:
intense ruby red 

Falstaff Masottina
MASOTTINA_Prosecco_Contradagranda_Brut

Valdobbiadene Superiore Contradagranda Brut

POINTS
80

Grape varieties:
100% Glera

Colour:
pale yellow with greenish highlights ad a fine, lingering perlage
MASOTTINA_ViaVenti_Rose

Prosecco Treviso Rosato Spumante ViaVenti 2024

POINTS
80

Grape varieties:
Glera, Pinot Nero

Colour:
pale pink with continuous copious perlage

Logo Sansonina
Lugana

Lugana 2022

POINTS
80

Grape varieties:
100% Trebbiano di Lugana

Colour:
intense yellow with golden highlights

The whole list can be found here
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5StarWines - the book 2026

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]]> Mundus Vini Spring tasting 2025 https://enoteca.nl/mundus-vini-spring-tasting-2025/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:00:47 +0000 https://enoteca.nl/?p=16083 Mundus Vini Spring tasting 2025

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Mundus Vini Spring tasting 2025: Nice awards for our associated producers.

Congratulations!

Gold Medal

Cantina Colli Euganei
Notte di Galileo 2021 DOC Riserva

Logo Cantina Colli Euganei

Casalfarneto:
Crisio 2021
Grancasale 2022
Primo Ancestrale 2024
Luigi Primo 2021*
Otto Borghi 2022

The Rosso Piceno Luigi Primo 2021 has been selected as the best red from Marche of the Show.

Logo Casal Farneto

Garofoli
Podium 2022
Komaros 2024

Garofoli Vinibuoni Guide 2022

Tenuta Sant’Antonio
Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva DOCG Lilium Est 2015

Tenuta San Giorgio
Brumanera 2018 

Zenato
Sansonina Merlot Veronese 2021
Lugana Santa Cristina 2024

Wine Spectator awarded Zenato's Lugana and Amarone

Silver Medal 

Cantina Colli Euganei
Prosecco DOC Extra Dry 2024

Logo Cantina Colli Euganei

Zenato
Alanera Rosso Veneto IGT 2021
Podere Prospero Bolgheri DOC 2022

Wine Spectator awarded Zenato's Lugana and Amarone

Mundus Vini Spring tasting 2025

The award-winning wines come from a total of 37 different countries, including up-and-coming origins such as Poland and the Netherlands.

Almost 250 wine experts from 55 countries came to the six-day tasting in the traditional Saalbau in Neustadt/Weinstraße in the heart of Germany’s second-largest wine-growing region, the Palatinate.

The most successful origins are Italy (930 awards), Spain (754), Portugal (359), France (303) and Germany with 223 awards.

This was followed very successfully this year by Moldova with 3 Grand Gold, 96 Gold and 66 Silver medals.

“This year’s spring tasting once again set new standards in terms of the quality of the wines tasted. Both the very fresh wines from the new 2024 vintage and the red and white wines from older vintages really impressed our international jury of experts..”

Christian Wolf
Director Degustation

Check the article and all winners here
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]]> Zenato: awards by WEINWIRTSCHAFT https://enoteca.nl/zenato-awards-by-weinwirtschaft/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:26:24 +0000 https://enoteca.nl/?p=15883 Zenato awards by WEINWIRTSCHAFT, the magazine for all professionally responsible buyers and sellers of wine in Germany. We are proud to announce an important international recognition for Zenato‘s wines: the prestigious German magazine “Weinwirtschaft” has ranked the Ripassa, Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Superiore, as the 3rd best Italian red wine and the 6th best red in […]

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Zenato awards by WEINWIRTSCHAFT, the magazine for all professionally responsible buyers and sellers of wine in Germany.

We are proud to announce an important international recognition for Zenato‘s wines: the prestigious German magazine “Weinwirtschaft” has ranked the Ripassa, Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Superiore, as the 3rd best Italian red wine and the 6th best red in the world.

The Lugana DOC S. Cristina, on the other hand, ranked 37 in the list of the best whites in the world.
weinwirtschaft awards 2025: zenato
weinwirtschaft awards 2025: zenato
Wine Spectator awarded Zenato's Lugana and Amarone

Zenato. The soul of Lugana and the Heart of Valpolicella.

Two faces: One white, the other red, both emblems of high-quality wines that are born through a visceral passion for the land, through respect for time, through a family tradition that has championed local grape varieties for 60 years.

The Story

Zenato: the story of a family that firmly planted its roots in the land. It was made possible thanks to the passion and entrepreneurial vision of the estate’s founder, Sergio, who managed to fulfill his greatest dream: to create a winery capable of harvesting the fruits of the earth and transform them into emotions with matchless flavor.

Today, more than 60 years later, the results are testament to his extraordinary vision. A wonderful story took shape thanks to his vision and today its star is his family: Wife Carla and children Alberto and Nadia.
Their eyes and their heart continue down the path that Sergio laid out with great clarity as he steadied the course toward quality and love for their land. Over time, that land wasn’t just Lugana but also Valpolicella, with its celebrated red wines and their matchless aromas.

Valpolicella

Taking over the Costalunga estate, in the heart of Valpolicella Classica, Sergio Zenato wanted to measure himself in a new venture, after making the most out of his Lugana vineyards: to make it a model vineyard, beautiful to look at, cared for in every detail, in which to apply modern agronomic techniques and at the same time resume the traditional methods that had defined the Valpolicella landscape.

In a thorough manner, Sergio Zenato drew the distribution on the land of the vines selected for the production of the different wines, going so far as to indicate the direction of the rows so that the vines could receive maximum benefits from the sun. He took special care to make the soil work well to achieve a dry and permeable soil without water retention.

A passionate dedication that we read in the construction of the characteristic dry-stone walls, at first sight elegant support structures, in actual fact an efficient containment system that guarantees the vine the three fundamental elements it needs: the warmth of the sun and the ventilation of air and water thanks to the gaps existing between the stones of the walls and the flaky crumbles of the subsurface.

Lugana

“Sergio Zenato manicured the morainic hills for years, from the most strategic observation point on Lake Garda in Peschiera. His reflection was cast over the largest body of blue in Italy. And since the 1960s, he saw in Trebbiano di Lugana something that few others had intuited: that the color, aromas, and favors of the white wine it produced could travel the world.”

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In the flash of an eye and the wonder of Lake Garda is all there: in the beauty of the landscape; in the naturalist, historic, and artistic value of the land; in the mild climate.

The secret of Trebbiano di Lugana, a native grape variety planted on the southern banks of Lake Garda, is hidden in its origins.

With the backdrop of this pristine setting, the gates of the Santa Cristina estate open up on to a broad road with elegant red rose bushes on either side. They are the silent sentinels to whom the Zenato family has entrusted their rows of vines.

All of the incredible things that have happened in this little corner of the world are thanks to the extraordinary intuition and entrepreneurial power of a grape grower who was in love with his land and absolutely convinced of the quality of the wines that only this land could produce. It all began with a white wine, Lugana: Sergio Zenato’s Challenge and Dream since the 1960s.

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I 1000 vini d’Italia 2025 – L’ Espresso: Zenato‘s Amarone Riserva Sergio Zenato 2018 and Cresasso 2018 received respectively 96 and 95 Points.

AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA RISERVA SERGIO ZENATO 2018

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Produced only in top vintages, this graceful wine is made from a selection of Corvina and Rondinella grapes grown in the oldest vineyards in the township of Sant’Ambrogio in Valpolicella’s “classic” zone.

Following vinification, it undergoes long-term aging for at least 4 years in Slavonian oak casks.

It represents the very identity of the winery and its legacy throughout the world – a wine that can age and be enjoyed for more than 20 years.

With luminous and dense color, elegant complexity and a wonderf

CORVINA VERONESE
CRESASSO 2018

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Made from Corvina Veronese, this single-vineyard designate wine is deeply connected to the land where it is grown.

Its intense, deep ruby red color tinges the glass as its thick, lingering legs slide down the edges.

On the nose, it delivers a spectrum of delicious and enchanting red fruit, blueberry, and blackberry notes that evolve into intense aromas of black cherry, cooked prune and jam.

It’s ideal for grilled meats, roast meats, game, and grilled sausage. It also pairs wonderfully with aged cheeses and rich tomato sauces prepared with herbs.

Factsheet
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Azienda Vitivinicola Zenato

The story of Zenato is the story of a family that firmly planted its roots in the land. It was made possible thanks to the passion and entrepreneurial vision of the estate’s founder, Sergio, who managed to fulfill his greatest dream: to create a winery capable of harvesting the fruits of the earth and transform them into emotions with matchless flavor.

Today, more than 60 years later, the results are testament to his extraordinary vision. A wonderful story took shape thanks to his vision and today its star is his family: Wife Carla and children Alberto and Nadia.
Their eyes and their heart continue down the path that Sergio laid out with great clarity as he steadied the course toward quality and love for their land. Over time, that land wasn’t just Lugana but also Valpolicella, with its celebrated red wines and their matchless aromas.

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