{"title":"Novaia","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerched on southeast-facing slopes above the village of Marano di Valpolicella, Novaia is the kind of family estate that makes you believe in the long game. The Vaona family has farmed this land for generations, and when Cristina and Marcello Vaona joined as the fourth generation in 2005, they converted the estate to organic farming and set a new course for the domaine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaolo Vaona founded the estate in the late nineteenth century, and the winery began bottling its own wines commercially in 1918. The property sits within a fourteenth-century stone compound in the Marano valley, one of the five classic sub-valleys of Valpolicella. Cesare and Giampaolo Vaona ran the estate through the latter half of the twentieth century before Cristina and Marcello took the reins in 2005. Organic conversion followed immediately, with full ICEA certification achieved at the 2014 harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/novaia\"\u003eNovaia producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fa-pulito-valpolicella-novaia-natural-wine","title":"Novaia Fa Pulito Valpolicella DOC 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eNovaia Fa Pulito Valpolicella DOC 2021 is a red wine made from a blend of Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella grapes from 40-50-year-old vines; farming is organic, vinification in stainless steel with minimal added sulfites. This is a great medium to light red wine, with bright cherry on the nose, nice acidity, and lively palate that some call crunchy. I was born and raised in Valpo, this wine is home to me.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Novaia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43435287904472,"sku":"1331","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/novaia-fa-pulito-valpolicella-red-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1718499757"},{"product_id":"amarone-della-valpolicella-classico-docg-corte-vaona-novaia","title":"Novaia Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Corte Vaona 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eNovaia Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Corte Vaona 2017 is produced from Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, and other indigenous varieties grown in certified organic vineyards in Marano di Valpolicella. The Vaona family harvests grapes manually in late September from hillside vineyards at 250-400 meters elevation on marly-calcareous soils with basaltic layers. Grapes dry naturally for approximately 100 days in a traditional fruttaio at 400 meters elevation. Novaia ferments the wine in oak truncated-cone vats for at least 30 days at controlled temperature, followed by 24 months aging in wooden barrels and eight months in bottle before release.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Novaia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43435298783448,"sku":"NOVAIA-AMARONE","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/amarone-della-valpolicella-classico-docg-corte-vaona-novaia-deslop.png?v=1784584600"},{"product_id":"valpolicella-ripasso-classico-superiore-novaia","title":"Novaia Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eNovaia Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 2019 is a red wine made from a blend of Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella grapes hilly vineyards in Valpolicella Classica (250-400 m a.s.l.), mainly exposed to south\/south-east. Grapes are destemmed and crushed softly; fermentation with indigenous yeasts takes place at controlled temperature in oak truncated-cone vans. Made with the traditional ripasso technique, aged for 12 months in wooden barrels, 4 months in bottle. Amazing wine folks, nothing more to say really. If you've had Valpolicella Ripasso before, this is one of the best you'll ever have; if you've never had Valpolicella Ripasso, do start with this one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Novaia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43512977621208,"sku":"NOVARIPA","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/novaia-valpolicella-ripasso-classico-superiore-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1718499670"},{"product_id":"recioto-della-valpolicella-classico-docg-novaia","title":"Novaia Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eNovaia Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2019 is a red wine made from a blend of Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, and other native grapes; farming is certified organic. This is a sweet \"non-sweet\" wine, made from dried grapes. It's a majestically beautiful dessert wine, not cloying, very expressive, and layered. Absolutely stunning. It's bottled in 500ml bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Novaia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43776191955160,"sku":"novaia-recioto-1022","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/novaia-recioto-della-valpolicella-classico-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1718499322"},{"product_id":"novaia-valpolicella-classico-organic-wine","title":"Novaia Valpolicella Classico DOC 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eNovaia Valpolicella Classico DOC 2023 is a dry red wine made from Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella grown on the estate's organically farmed hillside vineyards in Novaia, in the commune of Marano di Valpolicella. The vineyards sit at 250–400 metres above sea level on marly-calcareous soils interspersed with basaltic and tufaceous layers, with south to south-east exposure. 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