HISTORIC FAMILIES: THE 2023 PROGRAM IS LAUNCHING, A SERIES OF EVENTS TO PROMOTE THE AMARONE CULTURE OF FAMILIES IN ITALY AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE 54TH WINTER NOTARY MEETING OF ITALY OPENS THE SEASON, IN CORTINA D'AMPEZZO

« I am honored to preside over a united and cohesive group of esteemed colleagues and friends, historic companies and custodians of their territory, and to continue the journey that began 14 years ago, with the project of bearing witness to the values that unite us and those of a unique denomination in the world. » - declares the president Pierangelo Tommasi - « This year will be full of activities, both in Italy and abroad, with the aim of affirming the Amarone delle Famiglie Storiche as a contemporary wine that can in all respects be included in the category of international fine wines ».
The first appointment scheduled is the 54th Winter Meeting of Notaries of Italy , which will take place from 9 to 12 February in Cortina D'Ampezzo. During the first evening the Thirteen Amarones will be presented and tasted, a reference for each member winery of the Historical Families.
The tasting of the Tredici Amarone will be led by Luca Nicolis , director of the Antica Bottega del Vino , one of the oldest and most prestigious historic venues in Italy today owned by the Historic Families. The restaurant, dating back to the sixteenth century, boasts an extraordinary gastronomic proposal and an equally varied and prestigious wine list. « It is a great honor for the Antica Bottega del Vino to participate in the 54th Winter Gathering of Italian Notaries in Cortina d'Ampezzo on 9 February . - declares Luca Nicolis. - Thanks to this invitation we will have the opportunity to intervene by having the association's 13 Amarone tasted and to bring a little "veronesity" with our risotto all'Amarone and some cicchetto from Veneto .»
The calendar of the Historical Families, with the aim of creating synergies and collaborations with the territory, includes a partnership with the Teatro Ristori, which from 8 February to 11 March 2023, in Verona, will propose the first edition of the Ristori Baroque Festival , where Baroque Music becomes pop. Over a month of appointments including concerts, screenings and other collateral events, with the aim of rediscovering the contemporaneity of Baroque Music which, according to the words of the President of the Historical Families " goes well with the contemporaneity of a great historical wine such as Amarone, which we are proud producers, ambassadors and custodians of the cultural values it represents ". The collaboration will also continue during the summer with a series of events at the member's cellars.
In April, it will be the turn of Vinitaly ; the "Historical Families" will be present at the international wine show, which this year will be held from 2 to 5 April, proposing a masterclass on Amarone produced from single vineyards on Tuesday 4 April, precisely to highlight the importance that the territory and its uniqueness in the production of fine wines.
The association will then turn its attention to the overseas public. In fact, the month of May includes three masterclasses in three different US cities: New York, Houston and Miami : a series of events aimed at promoting the philosophy of Historical Families for an audience of selected operators and journalists.
The autumn season will conclude the scheduled events with an incoming dedicated to the horeca sector: an opportunity to network with an important channel and, above all, the fundamental vehicle for the education and communication of Amarone and Valpolicella.

Historical families
Famiglie Storiche is the Association born in June 2009 from the union of 10 historic wineries of Valpolicella, which today has 13 members, all prestigious wineries for generations active witnesses and ambassadors of Amarone: Allegrini, Begali, Brigaldara, Guerrieri Rizzardi, Masi, Musella, Speri, Tedeschi, Tenuta Sant'Antonio, Tommasi, Torre D'Orti, Venturini and Zenato.
The Families, which together make use of a heritage consolidated by each over time and a constant commitment to quality to bear witness to this great wine that is Amarone, all have their roots in the values of historicity and craftsmanship, expressed in every meaning.
The "Historical Families" represent:
History: they have belonged to the reality of Valpolicella for many years and are deeply rooted in it.
Passion: before being winemakers they are custodians of the territory.
Project: born with the precise purpose of testifying the values of a territory and a denomination unique in the world.