Valpolicella, the endangered heart of Veneto.

One of the most renowned place in Italy

Visited by millions of tourists each year, Valpolicella is known worldwide for being one of the highest wine production areas in northern Italy, but the continuous threat of storms and gales is putting this territory at risk.

During the last few years, the average intensity of this natural phenomena has increased, causing considerably high damages on the long term production. Just to mention, since the beginning of 2020 Verona and Valpolicella faced more than six flooding events in less than 8 months.
 

Amarone, Ripasso, Superiore and Classico: a tradition that has to be preserved, this year more than ever. 

Verona and Valpolicella are the heart of a winery culture appreciated all around the world and the loss of Vinitaly caused by the pandemic has been for sure a huge strike on the industry, making the worst nightmare of the main local wine producers true: the 2020 edition has unavoidably shifted to 2021, raising disappointments and complaints among the wine-related community.

With this background situation, the fear of wasting and losing even more resources is high, putting on risk the reliability of the territory itself. Nevertheless, the courage of many entrepreneurs is leading towards a positive look on the near future. The last huge hailstorm, occurred on 08/24/2020 has partially damaged the harvest, sparing the most of the fields, as guaranteed by the Consortium for the Protection of Valpolicella Wines.

Today, as the most of the damages has been counted for a total amount of 5-6 millions euro, most of the producers are waiting for the harvest time to come, literally counting the days left, one after the other. Solidarity and participation has been expressed also by Luca Zaia, the president of Veneto, promising the cooperation between the region and the national Government.