Bertani was founded in 1857 by the brothers Giovan Battista and Gaetano Bertani, who set up the winery in Valpantena. Today it's based in Grezzana, and the estate sits in Valpolicella Classica, in the Veronese part of the zone.
Gaetano travelled to Burgundy and learned modern viticulture and winemaking from Jules Guyot. He brought those methods home. At the time sweet Recioto was the everyday wine in Valpolicella, and Bertani introduced Secco-Bertani, a dry wine that broke with that habit.
Amarone is where the house is most closely tied to the region's history. The first official vintage of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico was a Bertani wine, made with natural appassimento. Ognisanti was the first Bertani single vineyard wine, and the Amarone Library holds 45 vintages as a vertical collection.
Not tasted yet
I haven't reviewed a wine from Bertani yet. They're on my Top 100 list, which is built from awards.