Contrada Salvarenza Soave Classico "Vecchie Vigne"

Gini is Soave through and through. Based in Monteforte d’Alpone, the family has tended these hills since 1570, passing hard-won know-how from Olinto to brothers Sandro and Claudio, and now to the next generation. Their standing in the region is no secret—International Wine Cellar once put it plainly: “Claudio and Sandro Gini have always made some of the best Soaves…”. A striking, gravity-fed cellar carved into Monteforte’s volcanic tufa keeps conditions naturally cool and steady, setting the stage for wines that prize clarity over flash. In the vineyards, Garganega is the star. Old vines on Froscà and Contrada Salvarenza sink into volcanic topsoils with calcareous depth below; some plants are a century old, a portion even pre-phylloxera and ungrafted. Farming is certified organic, with grass cover between rows, no insecticides, and pruning timed to lunar cycles. Low yields and a light touch let site and season speak, giving Soave that distinctive line of minerality and tension that made the appellation famous. The range reflects that philosophy. Soave Classico and the single-vineyard La Frosca are vinified in stainless steel for precision and lift, while the tiny-parcel Salvarenza—born of centenarian vines—rests in neutral barrels for texture and length. Sweet wines have their place too, from the rare botrytized Re Nobilis to the Recioto Col Foscarin. Beyond Soave, the high Scajari estate in Valpolicella delivers reds—Valpolicella Superiore Le Mattoline, Amarone Monte Serea, and Amarone Riserva Scajari—crafted for purity and poise. Across white and red, the signature is the same: detail, balance, and a quiet confidence that rewards time in bottle.