Italian wine world recognizes Giuseppe Quintarelli as a name which produces a deep resonant sound across Valpolicella and all its surrounding areas. People discuss Quintarelli as if it were more than a winery. Quintarelli represents the devotion of a men and family responsibility together with a relentless pursuit of perfection in winemaking.
During the last hundred years the Quintarelli family has established its reputation through their estate located on the eastern slope of the Negrar Valley in the middle of Valpolicella. Since Silvio Quintarelli established the winery in 1924 his son Giuseppe also known as Bepi achieved worldwide recognition which led the winery to maintain its dedication to traditional methods alongside patient winemaking. Bepi’s influence is incalculable. The years he dedicated to manual label writing combined with the ten-year Slavonian oak barrel aging developed a signature Amarone style which established itself as the reference point for many Italian winemakers.
The current management of the winery rests equally on the shoulders of Fiorenza together with her husband Giampaolo and their sons Francesco and Lorenzo. The Bepi’s legacy lives on as they maintain his principles. The vineyards span twelve hectares across volcanic and limestone soils and remain chemical-free while producing limited yields to protect the land and its fruit quality.
The grapes undergo appassimento because this traditional drying process allows winemakers to extract concentrated elegant flavor from their fruit. The drying process of Amarone grapes leads to extended fermentation times and multiple years of oak barrel aging which amounts to eight to ten years before bottling. The Valpolicella produced at the winery undergoes a ripasso fermentation process using Amarone lees to achieve exceptional structure and depth that is uncommon in its category.
The unique aspect of Quintarelli stands in their practice of releasing wines only after they have reached full readiness and meet their quality criteria. They choose to release their wines only when they achieve the desired perfection level. In difficult vintages the winemakers choose to abstain from making Amarone. Such self-control has disappeared from the contemporary wine industry. The mindset remains pure without any commercial elements.
Pre-Arrival Offer – A Rare Collection of Icons
This year we present an exclusive pre-arrival opportunity to acquire Giuseppe Quintarelli wines across different styles and techniques:
• 2017 Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico (Pre-Arrival)
A benchmark of the style. The wine spends eight years in oak barrels while waiting for the approval to receive its name.
• 2015 Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva (Pre-Arrival)
This wine receives special production status only during exceptional grape harvests before spending ten years in barrel before release. Powerful, poised, and profound.
• 2016 Giuseppe Quintarelli “Alzero” Cabernet (Pre-Arrival)
A cult classic—Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot made in the Amarone method. The wine delivers luxurious scents alongside exotic and unforgettable tastes.
• 2016 Giuseppe Quintarelli Rosso del Bepi Veneto (Pre-Arrival)
The winery produces this wine during years when they do not release Amarone. The wine demonstrates the same level of excellence and discipline as well as depth that characterizes the entire estate.
• 2017 Giuseppe Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore (Pre-Arrival)
The winemakers age this Valpolicella for seven years before adding Amarone lees for ripasso production. The soul of Valpolicella, redefined.
• 2017 Giuseppe Quintarelli “Cà del Merlo” Rosso (Pre-Arrival)
A single-vineyard bottling showing the elegant depth of the estate’s hillside fruit.
• 2022 Giuseppe Quintarelli “Primofiore” Veneto Rosso
The youngest wine of the lineup—early-picked, fresh, and vibrant, but unmistakably Quintarelli.
• 2023 Giuseppe Quintarelli Bianco Secco Cà del Merlo (Pre-Arrival)
The Amarone winery produces an exclusive white wine that combines dryness with aromatic and textural characteristics.
Only in 375ml bottles as an off-dry late-harvest wine which comes in limited production. This is pure joy in a glass, with off-dry taste and luxurious texture.
This wine represents the estate’s first creation since its inception. This sweet dark wine offers endless layers which make it perfect for ending a memorable dining experience. It’s also one of the reasons I became a sommelier at young age. I still remember the first sip I had of Quintarelli’s reciotos.
Each bottle of Quintarelli contains more than wine since it embodies the family and a whole wine region history. These wines exist to be aged and contemplated because they require time for reflection. These wines deserve to enjoy slowly, at the end it took years for them to be ready.
Be mindful, Quintarelli produces wines in restricted quantities.