The Allegrini family has been making wine in the Veneto since the 16th century. It rather understates things to say that the Allegrinis know what they’re about, but they do, and today the family produces almost one million bottles of tip-top quality vino a year.
And although the Allegrinis now make wine in Tuscany and Montalcino as well, it is in Valpolicella that they made their name and where their hearts beat strongest.
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