Masi Cellars
Valpolicella, Italy
- No.83 The World's 50 Best Vineyards 2025
Masi is one of the Veneto's top producers of Amarone della Valpolicella and an avid champion of the appassimento method of drying grapes, which lends their wines complexity and concentration. The family-run firm specialises in high-end single vineyard wines from the Veneto. Presiding over a number of northern Italian wineries, tourism experiences include stays at its historic Foresteria Serego Alighieri in Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, owned by the descendants of poet Dante Alighieri, which boasts eight apartments dotted among the vines. Masi's ambitious new HQ, Monteleone21, features a grape drying hall that's been transformed into an immersive space by digital artist Fabrizio Plessi. Whilst there you can trot through the vineyards on horseback, or zoom around on an e-bike, see the appassimento method up close, and enjoy a lunch paired with Masi wines at Locanda Costasera.
Key Information
- Opening times: Mon – Thur: 8:30 – 17:00 Fri: 8:30 – 14:00
- Signature wine: Costasera Amarone Classico
- Wines produced: Red, White, Rosé, Sparkling
- Grape varieties: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, Oseleta, Merlot, Refosco, Pinot Grigio, Verduzzo, Modello Bianco, Garganega, Trebbiano
- Cellar door
- Restaurant
- Accomodation
- Hidden gems: Cooking classes, e-bike vineyard tours, appassimento masterclasses, horse rides through the vineyards, picnics among the vines, stays at the historic Foresteria Serego Alighieri
- Time from airport: 23 minutes from Valerio Catullo Airport
- Visit Masi Cellars's website
Location
Via Monteleone, 26, 37015 Gargagnago di Valpolicella, Valpolicella, Verona, 37015
