Famiglia Pasqua
Amarone and Valpolicella Wines by Famiglia Pasqua
Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine, also know as Famiglia Pasqua, is a historic Veronese winery owned by the Pasqua family. Founded in 1925, it is recognised around the world as both a producer and ambassador of prestigious Venetian wines. What the first generation of Pasqua brothers started has grown over a century into a house that pairs a deep understanding of the Valpolicella terroir with a constant push toward new winemaking ideas, carrying forward a hundred years of expertise through renewed stylistic codes.
Today President Umberto Pasqua works alongside his sons: Riccardo Pasqua as Chief Executive Officer, Alessandro Pasqua as President of Pasqua USA, and Andrea Pasqua as Head of Business Development. This third generation gave the winery its guiding manifesto, House of the Unconventional, a statement of identity built on boldness, a drive for experimentation, and curiosity about the world. Those values steer every strategic and production decision, with the wines acting as ambassadors of a dialogue between territory and creative vision, where the identity of a place meets human ingenuity to give wines that hold strong roots together with an international outlook.
The family thinks of its bottles as an ensemble of time made of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Each one holds knowledge passed down from generation to generation alongside the aim of producing wines built to withstand time, maturing and evolving in the glass. Art is a steady source of inspiration: Pasqua has long worked with artists worldwide, grounded in the belief that innovation is born from a profound, appreciative knowledge of history and tradition. Sustainability runs through the business too, from highly optimised energy use and temperature regulating structures to reduced packaging waste, supported by quality certifications including ISO, BRC, IFS and Biological, plus conformity to the Equalitas SOPD standard.
That research-minded approach has been noticed: Pasqua was named Innovator of the Year 2023 by Wine Enthusiast. In 2025 the winery celebrated its first 100 years, was chosen by winemaker Charles Smith as global distributor of the House of Smith brands (K Vintners, Sex and Real Wine), of which it is also a minority partner, and invested in the Pantelleria winemaking project of actress and style icon Carole Bouquet, acquiring ownership and linking its winemaking vision to the preservation of the island’s culture.
As the family sees it, the wines they make are the fruit of their land’s generosity and human talent.
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG “Mai Dire Mai” 2015
€142.00A powerful Amarone from Pasqua’s Monte Vegro hill, two years in new French oak, deep and warming with cherry, blackberry, cinnamon and a dark chocolate finish.
Bottle: 0.75 L
Vintage: 2015
Alcohol: 16.5% vol.
Grapes: Corvina 65%, Corvinone 15%, Rondinella 10% & Oseleta 10%
Ageing: 24 months in new French oak (70% 225 L barriques, 30% 500 L tonneaux)
Aromas: Cherry, blackberry, cinnamon and dark chocolate
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2020
€78.00A Valpantena Amarone built on three months of appassimento and full maturation in new French oak, velvety and enveloping with red fruit, cocoa, tobacco and a long sour-cherry finish.
Bottle: 0.75 L
Vintage: 2020
Alcohol: 15.5% vol.
Grapes: Corvina 65%, Rondinella 25% & Corvinone 10%
Ageing: 18 to 20 months in new French oak barriques, then 4 months in bottle
Aromas: Red berries, cocoa, tobacco and vanilla
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Superiore 2023
€26.00A Valpolicella Superiore re-fermented on Amarone skins for extra body and warmth, soft and balanced with morello cherry, blueberry, liquorice and a roasted coffee edge.
Bottle: 0.75 L
Vintage: 2023
Alcohol: 13.5% vol.
Grapes: Corvina 60%, Rondinella 20%, Corvinone 10% & Negrara 10%
Ageing: Steel fermentation with ripasso on Amarone pomace, then a short period in wood
Aromas: Morello cherry, blueberry, currant, liquorice and roasted coffee