The Borghetti family acquired what is now known as Villa Borghetti in 1879, but it had a long history before then, dating back to the mid 1600’s. Eventually falling into the hands of famous personalities, notaries, and public officials rumoured to be involved with an informal network of secret revolutionary societies called the Carbonari.
Now it’s home to the Borghettis who I truly believe to be one of the finest producers of Valpolicella in the region. Daughter of Francesco and Maria Rosa, Barbara Borghetti, head of the family business, cultivates her grapes using the Guyot system which produces traditional vines growing Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella grape varieties in the heart of the classic Valpolicella region of Verona.
“My desire is to create a wine that is able to express as much as possible of its origin: the land and grape from which it prevails” Barbara Borghetti
The philosophy is translated into the meticulous care given to the vineyards, with South-East and South-Westerly sun exposure and altitudes of 150-450 metres in the heart of Valpolicella high in the hills of the Marano Valley.
“A great wine is made in the vineyard and not in the cellar” – as per the words of her father Francesco Vittorio Borghetti.
