The Squarano estate is located in the heart of the most classical
Valpolicella, on a gentle hilltop surrounded by vineyards, cherry and
cypress trees.
Here the Marchesi Fumanelli family have been cultivating grapes and producing prestigious wines since 1470.
Built
in the seventeenth century by the noble Fumanelli family one can still
admire the inscriptions and archaeological remains to be seen on the
grounds of the villa, including the vestiges of a temple dedicated to
the Goddess Flora, built by the Romans who planted the first vines over a
thousand years ago.
From here, presumably, derives the name San
Floriano given to the millenary church and to the village. It is likely
that also the villa of King Berengario dating back to the X Century was
positioned on the hilltop of Squarano.
Since 1998 the ancient
cellars, after careful restoration, host once again the oak barrels
for the ageing of the classical Valpolicella wines. Their fragrances
evoke the local hills of cypresses and cherries. They have the colours
of memory, traditions and culture of the territory.