A heartfelt passion is what for over 50 years Domenico Fraccaroli and the 3 generation of his family have put into wine-making, following the whole productive chain. From the attentive care of the vineyards to wine-making, to bottling, nothing is left to chance. Every moment is essential and unique to create world-class wines, Valpolicella, Ripasso, Amarone, Recioto, whose quality is able to charm with their scent and flavour.
Villa Verità Fraccaroli
Also known by the name “il Boschetto” (which means little forest), Villa Verità Fraccaroli is located at the foot of the hill of San Briccio, in San Pietro di Lavagno, surrounded by hectars of vineyards.
Built in the 2nd half of 1500 according to the will of the poet and philosopher Gerolamo Verità, the villa develops on an estate which carries the signs of a more ancient time, as the old remnants dated back to the Roman Age show. Property of the Verità family, in the late 1700 the villa passed to the Montanari Counts and in 1900 to the Grassi family. Today owned by the Fraccaroli family, the villa still shows off its historical magnificence. A tree-lined road leads to a rise which opens up on a yard, right in front of the building. The building, made of a central part and a lateral side, owes its classical setting to the architect Sammicheli operating in the 16th century. On the north side of the building there is the garden: a typical model of “Italian garden”, characterized by a geometrical partition of the spaces, obtained through the use of evergreen hedges and bushes cut in many shapes and a geometrical stretch of water, combined with fountains and sculptures. Not only architecture, but also history and mythology meet in this small Eden: they are narrated by the statues and by other elements, such as the Ninfeo cave and the beautiful lake, which make Villa Verità Fraccaroli a marvelous place.
villa verità fraccaroli, 16th centUry