About Ferragù
Carlo Ferragù farms about eight hectares of red varieties in the Val d'Illasi, east of Verona, at roughly 240 metres, with a further hectare of olive trees. He runs the estate with his brothers Ornello and Angelo from a cellar that pairs an old Romanesque stone farmhouse with modern equipment, and the vines behind the Amarone average around 55 years of age. Production is small and pointed at reds of scale: a Valpolicella Superiore, the estate Amarone and an Amarone Riserva grown on a single hectare at Cellore d'Illasi.
Prices are for take away and shipping. The wine bar serves from its own list.
The winery
About Ferragù
History
Ferragù is a family winery in Sorcè di Sopra, in Cellore di Illasi, in the Val d'Illasi east of Verona. Third party sources date its founding to 1997. The winery says the first Amarone trial was made in the cellar in 1997 and that it has produced red wine since 2002. The oldest part of the building, behind a colourful facade, is Romanesque.
The land and the vineyards
The vineyards are on the hillsides of the Val d'Illasi. The site describes patient, careful work in the vines, with the grapes for Amarone dried in the traditional way before pressing.
The wines
The range is small: a Valpolicella Superiore, an Amarone della Valpolicella, an Amarone Riserva and a Passito IGT called Terre della Sorte. The Amarone is made from Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Oseleta and Croatina. Production is about 20,000 bottles a year according to a retail source.
Today
Carlo Ferragù runs the winery, and his brothers Ornello and Angelo work with him in the cellar.
- Founded
- 1997 (third party sources)
- Vineyards (hectares)
- About 8 (retail profile)
- Main grapes
- Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Oseleta, Croatina
- Owners
- Ferragu00f9 brothers: Carlo, Ornello and Angelo