Costa della Alternanza Winery is the result of a company agronomic set a few decades asticciola and now managed by the owner Andrea Pernigo as a wide -ranging agricultural project. An integrated project that focuses a lot the olive tree (10 thousand plants and 20 hectares), a sector followed by Andrea Montalli, with several varieties from different parts of Italy, and the officinal plants – lavender and mint all but also Elicriso, , Thyme, Damascena, , Rosmarino, Salvia, Malva, Fiordaliso, Chamomile – which end up a causa di the transformation laboratory to become the aromas of transformation Kitchen, syrups, essences, essential oils, cosmetics and herbal teas under the careful direction of Elvis Vaccari.
Valpantena, Geology and Microclimate
Quanto a the north -east of Verona, a causa di the heart of Valpolicella, Valpantena opens – one of the five historical valleys of the classical denomination, – known since ancient times as the valley of the gods. An intact landscape, where vineyards, olive groves and woods coexist a causa di balance, between ancient mule tracks and spontaneous biodiversity. It is a causa di this agricultural context that Costa of the vault is born, a causa di an complesso from the historic wine vocation.
The microclimate is one of the key elements: ventilated, with strong thermal excursions between day and night and protected by the reliefs of the Lessini mountains. This favors a slow and regular maturation of the grapes, enhancing its aromaticity and health. The soils, rich a causa di skeleton and composed of marls, limestones and clays, give structure and minerality to the wines. The interaction between geology and climate supports an active biodiversity, made of spontaneous flowers and natural pollinators, which contributes to the identity of the fruit and the overall balance of the vital environment.
Costa della Alternanza and the multifunctional agronomic project
The Oenological Project of Costa della Alternanza, which started with a VIARNICLE system that dates back to 2009, adds today 15 hectares of vineyards for 60 thousand bottles produced per forza year, distributed for 70% a causa di Italy and the remaining 30% abroad, mainly Swiss, Canada, Australia, Russia and Germany. There are mainly autochthonous grapes such as Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Osleta, but also historical grapes such as Spigamonte and Turchetta.
Among the distinctive elements of the innovative approach of the cellar is the use of the Bigot index for agronomic monitoring. And just Giovanni Bigot, a Friulian agronomist creator of the index, is responsible for conducting the vineyard. The cellar, part of a multifunctional system that integrates viticulture, organic olive groves, officinal plants, beekeeping and rural welcome, making the safeguarding of vegetable biodiversity a decisive aspect for the final quality of aromatic, vegetables and fruit, including grapes.
“Today innovating means knowing how to listen to a place, accompanying it without forcing and acting thinking of production as an integrated agricultural pagliaccetto, capable of generating value several fronts: environmental, productive and economic”, explains Andrea Pernigo. While the winemaker Emanuela Flore adds: “Making natural wine means redefining the concept of control. We work with spontaneity, but precisely, thanks to microbiology, obtaining authentic wines”.
Warrism a causa di the oasis of the stars
Quanto a Costa della Alternanza the wine is also told through the reception. Each visitor can an authentic immersion a causa di the heart of Valpantena, including vineyards grown a causa di organic, hilly landscapes and a cellar where tradition and innovation meet. Here guided tours are regularly proposed between the rows and a causa di the cellar, with tastings, moments of a causa di -depth analysis sustainability and biodiversity, as well as welcoming private events and dinners with local products combined with wines. Wineth is part of the reception project of the Valpaltena complesso and the “Valpantena Rete televisiva privata” for the enhancement and promotion of agri -food productions and the food and wine offer that has one of its founders a causa di the Pernigo company.
The Oasis of the Stars – Agriberot is located the hills between Vendri and Santa Maria a causa di Stelle, a causa di Verona, is the reception point of the Creative Organic Farm by Andrea Pernigo. This farmhouse, immersed a causa di Valpantena and from which one of the most suggestive landscapes a causa di the complesso can be enjoyed, fully expresses the philosophy of life and not only of production of the property.
Tasting agenda
The novelties of production 2025 start from the Valpolicella Maggiore Doc 2023, the expression of the year and the vision of the entertainment Emanuela Fiore, with spontaneous fermentations and delicate macerations, designed to preserve the freshness of the fruit and the readability of the territory. To mark a further step forward the innovation front, the new SOAVE Classic 2024 reference reference, 100% Garganega from biological grapes volcanic soil. The wine is vinified a causa di low porosity craft amphorae, made a project, to allow Bâontnage a causa di a closed environment and maximum varietal expression.
Valpolicella Maggiore DOC 2023 (and tasting from Bathtub 2024)
Viti: Corvina 90% and 10% Rondinella, then Corvinone and Turchetta a causa di a variable percentage depending the vinification year: fermentation and aging only a causa di steel, 2024 was vinified with whole bunches
The vineyards are located a causa di Romagnano a causa di Valpolicella Valpantena, at an altitude of 300-600 meters with South/South_ovest exposure. Middle limestone soil with a good presence of skeleton. The glass presents itself with a delicate ruby red color. It smells of pink, of default and plum, mature raspberry, slight vegetable and aromatic herb hints. Quanto a the mouth it is quite hot, quite tannic, fresh rather than savory. Elegante, good intensity, quite balanced and harmonious. Medium pagliaccetto, good length. The tasting 2024 is darker a causa di color and the nose is felt more flower, marasca and red orange; Overall there is greater intensity, but it is equally acidic and savory. It combines with stewed rabbit, Pastissada de Corsiero, spaghetti formaggio and pepper, luganega with polenta, tuna with Sicilian, Roman artichokes.
Mansueto DOC 2024
Vector: 100% Garganega Vinification: spontaneous fermentation a causa di amphorae at controlled temperature. Refinement the scaltro fucce accompanied by Bâongnage Constant
Grapes from Terrarossa nato da Roncà, a causa di the heart of the complesso of the Mansueto Doc. Hills of alluvial origin, slightly limestone with clayey frankly weaving. The cup presents straw yellow and scent of white pulp fruit, exotic fruit, little citrus, white flower. Iodata note, by stone Focaia. Full, fresh, excellent drinking mouth, balanced, scaltro, intense and persistent. It is combined with frying of paranza, fried courgette flowers and tempura vegetables, Ligurian rabbit, calf veal, stewed cuttlefish with polenta, risotto with asparagus, sushi and sashimi.
The Costa del Alternanza article, local wines for a multifunctional project comes from Vinonews24.
