Top 10 Specialty Museums in Province of Verona, Veneto

We are a family winery "Villa Canestrari" of Colognola ai Colli situated in the east hilly area of Verona. The family Bonuzzi produces wines Soave and Valpolicella (included Amarone) from its own vineyards for over 100 years. The Wine Museum was set up to celebrate the work of four generations of winemakers and to show the visitors how hard but still fascinating was the working life of our grandparents and great-grandparents. The Museum is located in Illasi (five minutes far away from the Vinery) in the spectacular setting of the Val d'Illasi, embroidered by the vineyards and cherry-threes! During the tour people can visit: a collection of mechanical equipments which date back to the beginning of the 20th century, a reproduction of an office of the 1920s, a stone cellar where our Amarone Riserva ages in small wooden barrels (barrique) for 24 months, a laboratory with an original collection of wine-analysis equipments of various ages and the former grape drying loft which has been converted into a conference hall where wine-tasting courses and tasting events are held. Enjoy your Holiday! Discover the ancient art of making wine and traditional flavours of Valpolicella and Soave. Villa Canestrari and the Wine Museum is pleased to welcome you! Call us and book your wine tasting!

The Zeni winery is located on the first hill beside the city center of Bardolino. From 1870 the Zeni Families have been dedicated in to the growing of the local vines and in to the production of the veronese classical wines. This wines are: Bardolino, Custoza, Lugana, Soave and Valpolicella, where inside the classical area the family has one more winery. From 1991 inside the winery in Bardolino is located the Wine Museum, a collection and proof of the local and ancient veronese wine tradition. The Wine Museum and adjacent Vinoteca are free entry for all individual visitors. For groups of 10 or more people the reservation is required. For both individual visitors and groups we required the reservation also for the visit of the entire winery. The Zeni winery is proud to present GO the olfactory gallery, a new eno-sensory tasting, which is the first of its kind in Italy.

From rural handicraft to industrial technology: this is the leading thread of the Olive Oil Museum. An ancient, powerful lever press, millstones, screw presses and a reconstruction of a 19th century water mill are the highlights of this exhibition, also enriched by historical documents and teaching equipment. A celebration of oil and olive trees, two peculiar elements in the history and civilisation of Mediterranean peoples