Region – Veneto, Valpolicella, The Azienda Agricola Ca’ la Bionda is situated in the commu+Y8ne of Marano di Valpolicella, in the heart of the historically “classic” zone of the Valpolicella. The vineyard area extends over 29 hectares of hillside land at an altitude which ranges between 150 and 300 m a.s.l. and with an eastern exposure. The winery was founded in 1902 by Pietro Castellani who was both a passionate and dedicated grape grower and wine-maker. The Castellani family, currently in its fourth generation, continues with the same commitment and passion the work began by Pietro more than one hundred years ago. All phases of the wine-making process, cultivation of the highest quality grapes, grape harvest, vinification, ageing and marketing are carried out directly by the family. Particular attention and care are given to the delicate process of grape drying or “appassimento” that is essential for the making of Recioto and Amarone, the region’s greatest and most noble wines. The quality and authenticity of the wines are the result of an uncompromising passion that is shared by all members of the Castellani family and which has been passed from generation to generation for more than a century.