Cantina Santi

The Santi winery, founded in 1843 in Illasi, a village located at the eastern end of the province of Verona, is certainly one of the most prominent protagonists in Valpolicella. The founder, Carlo Santi, soon established himself in the production of typical wines of the area, immediately orienting himself towards the quality and strict selection of raw materials, taking care to use only the best grapes, grown in the most suitable areas of the area . Then, in 1930, Attilio Gino Santi, academician of grapevine and wine, took over the leadership of the already successful company and decided to combine research and innovation alongside the pursuit of qualitative excellence. Attilio Gino Santi, in fact, was among the first in Italy to implement a very modern sparkling wine plant, also investing in the development of a production method for sparkling wines that will lead him to become a point of reference of the time for Italian schools. of oenology. The third generation of the Santi family, represented by Guido Santi, set out to consolidate the specialization in favor of quality products, making a fundamental qualitative change in a far-sighted way. Finally, in 1974 the Santi winery became part of the GIV group, Gruppo Italiano Vini; this has allowed the strengthening of the structures and plants, confirming the qualitative vocation of the company and its roots in the territory. Today Santi offers a range of wines fully representative of the excellence of Valpolicella and Venezie, inspired by the commitment to enhance its origins and the culture of the reference area; since 2016, this path of pursuit of excellence is also supported by the intervention of Cristian Ridolfi, representative of the third generation of a family of oenologists, known for having explored and studied Valpolicella in all its nuances. The oenologist Ridolfi, assisted by his agronomic team, aims at the production of contemporary wines starting from the fundamental principles of the Valpolicella tradition, in full respect for the philosophy of the Santi company.