The Manara winery was established in 1950 in San Floriano in the heart of Valpolicella Classica.
The owners have been running it for three generations, maintaining local wine-making traditions with growing experience, passion, and a strong bond with the Valpolicella Classico region.
The estate stretches over 11 hectares in the districts of San Pietro in Cariano, Negrar, and Marano di Valpolicella.
After three generations and with its fourth gradually joining in, the Manara family is carrying on its wine-growing tradition with passion and knowledge, maintaining the strong bond with the land that saw it originate and grow.
The plant breeding system is the “double pergoletta” (pairle).
They produce top quality Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara, and other minor varieties of grapes and only the best go for further winemaking which eventually gets reflected in their wines.
The “Vecio Belo,” which is Venetian for “old” and “pretty,” is a Valpolicella Classico Superiore blend of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara and Dindarella with aromas of ripe berry and spice, it shows medium density and intensity and is soft and velvety on the palate.
The wine takes its name from the founder of the winery named Angelo Manara – “Vecio Belo” was his nickname (“old hottie”).
The vineyard sited in the district of San Pietro in Cariano at an altitude of 200 meters above sea level and with a south-west exposure. For this vineyard the selection of the Amarone grapes is not made.
The grapes are picked late, by hand the first week of November. The grapes are then lightly crushed and allowed to ferment in stainless steel tanks. The wine is then aged for 18 months in steel tanks. The finished wine is bottled and stored another 6 months before being commercialised.
