Wine Spectator: Allegrini Family Divides Wine Company Between Veneto And Tuscany

One of Italy’s top wine families is dividing their company in two, as a new generation plays a larger role. Wine Spectator has learned that the Allegrini family, one of the leading names in Amarone wine, is restructuring its estates and companies in Veneto’s Valpolicella region and Tuscany’s Bolgheri and Montalcino areas. Overall, the Allegrini family produces more than 300,000 cases of wine annually from their Veneto and Tuscany estates, with yearly sales of more than 30 million euros ($32.8m).

Once the arrangement is finalized, brothers Francesco, Giovanni, and Matteo Allegrini will acquire majority holdings of the Allegrini estate in Valpolicella and its négociant label, Corte Giara, managing the companies with their cousin Silvia Allegrini.

Their aunt, Marilisa Allegrini, and her daughters Carlotta and Caterina Allegrini, will shift their winemaking focus to Tuscany, retaining ownership of Poggio al Tesoro in Bolgheri and Poggio San Polo in Montalcino. They will also continue to run the family’s chief hospitality operation, the Villa della Torre luxury hotel in Fumane, Valpolicella.

In recent years, the Allegrini family has become an even larger presence in the U.S. market, thanks to partnering with E.&J. Gallo’s premium wine import division. “Marilisa and the Allegrini family have championed Valpolicella and the larger Veneto region for six generations,” said Lon Gallagher, of E.&J. Gallo. “We look forward to working with the next generation of Allegrini family members in building upon the legacy of Allegrini. At the same time, we’re excited to continue our partnership with Marilisa on the prestigious wines from Poggio al Tesoro in Bolgheri.” Wine Spectator has the full story.

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