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Grape Harvest at Masi Agricola<br />
It was the ancient Romans who introduced to the Valpolicella<br />
region between Lake Garda and Verona a way of making<br />
wine that today leads to the best wines in the world. Now in<br />
autumn, the grape harvest for the <strong>2023</strong> vintage is in full swing.<br />
At the Masi winery, which is world-famous for its Amarone,<br />
the four important grape varieties Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara<br />
and Oseleta are harvested. After the harvest, the grapes<br />
are sorted by hand and dried using the appassimento method.<br />
For the Costasera Amarone, the »Gentle Giant«, one of Masi's<br />
most famous wines, the <strong>2023</strong> vintage will not arrive in the<br />
bottles and glasses for a few years. After the harvest, the grapes<br />
lie on well-ventilated bamboo mats over the winter, losing a lot<br />
of their water. In addition, noble rot ensures a further concentration<br />
of sugar in the grapes. The grapes are then fermented<br />
and matured in wooden barrels for at least two years before the<br />
Amarone will be bottled for the first time in 2026.<br />
Since the first grape harvest in 1772, Masi Agricola has developed<br />
over seven generations into a success story that is unparalleled<br />
in the wine world. At the helm is President Sandro<br />
Boscaini, a charismatic man who has dedicated his life to the<br />
perfection of Amarone production, which earned him the name<br />
»Mister Amarone«. With him, Amarone moved to the forefront<br />
of Italian wine culture and became a wine of world renown.<br />
Today, his son Raffaele Boscaini, Director of Marketing, and<br />
Federico Girotto, Managing Director, run the company.<br />
Since wine for Masi means hospitality, contact and enjoyment,<br />
the company has launched the »Masi Wine Experience« project.<br />
Behind it are places of encounter - in the form of a Masi Wine<br />
Bar in Munich and Cortina d'Ampezzo, the Tenuta Canova<br />
in Lazise on Lake Garda with a restaurant and Amarone<br />
museum, and the Foresteria Serego Alighieri with wonderful<br />
accommodation on the historic estate. Furthermore, there are<br />
events where wine lovers can take part in the grape harvest<br />
and the cheerful grape harvest festival, for example. Those who<br />
want to combine a visit to the Masi wineries with a stay on<br />
Lake Garda will find luxurious wellness hotels in Bardolino or<br />
Lazise, such as the Aqualux or the Quellenhof Luxury Resort<br />
Lazise.<br />
www.masi.it