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title: "Piccoli: ambitious wine-making in the heart of Valpolicella"
description: Piccoli, a winemaker just north of Verona, Italy, is bringing a bold, modern approach to Valpolicella, Amarone and Recioto.
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# Piccoli: ambitious wine-making in the heart of Valpolicella
[By Mirela Mart](https://vincarta.com/blog/author/mirela-mart)
Published 14 December 2016 Updated September 29 2024
We visited [Piccoli](http://www.piccoliwine.it/en) during our stay in [Valpolicella, Italy](https://vincarta.com/blog/valpolicella/) at the recommendation of [Pagus](http://www.pagusvalpolicella.net/), the wine tour company who also took us to [Quintarelli](https://vincarta.com/blog/quintarelli/). Modern and ambitious, it made a good contrast to the more traditional (and more famous) older producers we visited. We liked their wine so much that decided to import it as part of our launch selection.
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Main building at Piccoli
Piccoli is a relatively new wine producer in [Valpolicella](https://vincarta.com/blog/valpolicella/). The company is managed by three women: the mother, who owns the company and the land, and her two daughters, one in charge of sales and marketing and the other one running the wine making. As a woman trying to carve my way in an industry dominated by men, it warmed my heart to visit a winery ran by women.
Close up of vines
Beautiful vineyards spoiled by miserable weather
Lovely location
Outside the winery
Winery shop
Magic monkey
## The Piccoli roses
[](https://vincarta.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/groupage_piccoli_composizione2.png)
Courtesy of Piccoli
The women at Piccoli use roses as a visual theme on their bottles. The labels are quite artistic and represent the style of each wine. Piccoli chose the rose as a symbol because of its beauty and sensitivity.
They practice sustainable viticulture, in harmony with the nature. Roses are very dear to Italian grape growers for more practical reasons too:
- Roses act as a kind of vineyard calendar, growing and flowering in sync with the vines
- They are also ‘canaries’ that suffer from certain diseases or pests before the vines
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## Viticulture and wine making at Piccoli Wine
> ‘The great wines are born from the sum of many small details.’ – Daniela Piccoli
The estate has 15 ha dedicated to the cultivation of grapes and olives. Planted in 1989, the vines are more than 25 years old. Harvest takes place around end of September, by hand.
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Young grape bunches in the Piccoli vineyard
At Piccoli Wine, they dry grapes for:
- One month for the Valpolicella Superiore,
- Four months for the Amarone and
- Five months for the Recioto.
This translates into a 45-50 percent grape weight loss for Amarone and up to 60 percent grape weight loss for Recioto.
They have a modern wine making facility and work in pristine conditions, with everything tidy and clean.
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Stainless steel tanks at Piccoli used for the fermentation, ageing and clarification
Using only French oak, they age their Amarone and Valpolicella Superiore in tonneaux (large casks) and their other international reds, Valpolicella Classico and Recioto in barrels. They age their wines for a long time:
- Amarone for five years,
- Recioto, Valpolicella Superiore and Cabernet Sauvignon for four years and
- Valpolicella Classico for one year.
This is longer than other well-established producers in the region.
[](https://vincarta.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_1258-1.jpg)
Their main building and cellar are carved into the calcareous wall. This allows proper temperature at all time.
One of Piccoli’s projects is to become *organic* certified. In the meantime, while dealing with the bureaucracy, they are just doing everything as sustainably as possible. We wish them success!
## Tasting at Piccoli Wine
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