Bertani

Bertani is an Italian winery and wine brand rooted in Valpantena, in the Verona area of Veneto. The company identifies its origins with 1857, when brothers Giovan Battista and Gaetano Bertani established the winery in Valpantena. Its heritage is closely tied to the Valpolicella wine region, and the official website presents the winery as a custodian of a distinctive, long-standing style. The winery’s range includes wines associated with Valpolicella and Soave. Its website highlights Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, a historic-vintage library, and a wine club offering access to selected vintages and experiences. It also organizes its wines under categories including Tradition, Territory, Cru, and Original Vintage. The company describes its approach as focused on territorial wines, a recognizable stylistic identity, and respect for its land and legacy, alongside continuing research and innovation. Bertani’s history includes the introduction of Secco-Bertani, a dry-style wine that the winery describes as a departure from the sweet Recioto commonly consumed in Valpolicella at the time. Its official account also recounts Gaetano Bertani’s travel to Burgundy, where he learned viticulture and winemaking techniques from Jules Guyot. The winery says it participated in Italian oenological exhibitions and that its wines received international awards and were exported worldwide. The brand remains active and invites visitors to its Grezzana location. Its current communications emphasize authenticity, heritage, sustainability, and contemporary expression. The supplied sources do not identify a current parent company, owner, named executive, or listed status.

Bertani traces its origins to 1857, when brothers Giovan Battista and Gaetano Bertani founded the winery in Valpantena. The official timeline situates the company within a period of change in Italian viticulture and presents the founders’ work as a blend of local roots and modern winemaking ideas. It recounts that Gaetano travelled to Burgundy and learned contemporary viticulture and winemaking techniques from his friend, the winemaker Jules Guyot. A defining development in the winery’s account is the introduction of Secco-Bertani. The company describes Valpolicella at the time as a place where sweet Recioto was the everyday wine, and presents its dry-style wine as a revolutionary departure. The supplied timeline also states that Bertani took part in major Italian oenological exhibitions, including those in Verona, Milan, and Turin. It says the winery received international recognition for premium wines and innovation in winemaking, and that its wines were exported worldwide. The excerpt does not provide dates for these individual events, so they cannot be placed more precisely here. In its present-day description, Bertani emphasizes consistency of identity and a recognizable stylistic profile. It says that it has long chosen to make wines that express their territory, even when that is the more difficult path, and connects this approach with lasting relationships with customers. The brand’s contemporary presentation highlights Valpolicella Classica, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, and an exclusive library of historic Amarone vintages. Its website groups wines under Tradition, Territory, Cru, and Original Vintage, and promotes a wine club, winery visits in Grezzana, and experiences connected with its historic vintages. The company describes respect for its legacy as a daily commitment that coexists with research and innovation. Its public-facing values also include authenticity, responsibility, and sustainability. The supplied sources confirm that Bertani is active, but do not establish its current ownership, corporate parent, executive leadership, or listing status.

• 1857

  Bertani winery founded in Valpantena

• Secco-Bertani introduced

A heritage Italian winery presenting distinctive, territory-led wines from Valpolicella and beyond, while combining respect for tradition with research, innovation, and sustainability.

• Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

  A wine highlighted by Bertani, including through its historic-vintage collection and wine club.

• Secco-Bertani

  A dry-style wine that Bertani says it introduced in Valpolicella, where sweet Recioto was then the everyday wine.

• Soave wines

  Soave is named alongside Amarone in the official website’s description of the winery.

• Bertani Wine Club
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• Commitment to territory-led winesOther

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