Adress: Via Agnella, 9 37020 Valgatara, Verona, Italy
Country: Italy
internet: http://www.campagnola.com/
Wine district: Emilia Romagna
wines
The Campagnola winery, a family-managed activity for four generations, is situated in Valgatara, in the small town of Marano di Valpolicella, centre of the Classic Valpolicella zone.
Carlo Campagnola founded the winery in 1886 and in 1907 he received his first official award (and the oldest official document) with a gold medal for the best “reccioto” wine at the “Mostra Campionaria di Verona”.
Caterina, Carlo’s wife, was recently widowed and had ten children. Only a short time before, she had bravely began to run the winery, which, at time, was located at Gazzo di Purano in the district of Marano di Valpolicella.
Giuseppe, one of the ten children of Caterina, managed the Antica Osteria Portoni Borsari in Verona, while his brothers took care of the winery and the vineyards.
After the World War II, the tavern was sold and the land was divided up among the grandchildren. In 1946, Giuseppe with his sons Luigi and Giancarlo, founded the current winery, located in Via Agnella in Valgatara and began the production and selection of the Classici Veronesi Wines.
The present owner Giuseppe Campagnola follows the vineyards growth, selects the grapes and co-operates with about 50 grape-growers from the best vineyards situated in this area for a total amount of 80 hectares.
In the Bardolino Classico area it works on 15 hectares from the recent acquisition and 15 in co-operation with Azienda Agricola Tenuta Francesco Righetti. With the same partner it has a synergy in Friuli area , exacting in Chiasiellis, Udine on 30 hectares of the best vineyards destined to the production of Pinot Grigio. Finally the co-operation with Azienda Agricola Adami enriches the winery of 20 hectares in the Soave area.
In the last years the Campagnola Winery managed to diversify into new products, offering, besides the prestigious private selections, a large range of wines, both from the Venetian territory and various Italian areas.
