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The walled city of Soave in the Veneto region is the source (and namesake) of one of the great classic Italian white wines. The town dates from Roman times, and so does the winemaking tradition. The Romans were big fans of minerally, floral wines like those of Soave. The Garganega grapes, that for many centuries have produced Soave wines, come mainly from vineyards in the hills that rise behind the town and march northwestward toward the eastern Valpolicella. This area is now known as Soave Classico and is still the source of the best wines of the denomination due to the hills’ volcanic soils. 

Leaving Soave through the Porta Aquila—the north gate of the city’s 14th-century walls—a walk of a mile and a quarter (including a climb of about 500 feet) leads to the top of Mount Foscarino, a dormant volcano now covered with grapevines. In the 1960s, Giuseppe Inama began buying up small vineyard plots on this peak in the heart of the Soave Classico zone, and as a result, the Inama winery today owns most of the vineyards on Mount Foscarino. Giuseppe Inama saw the great potential of these old, traditional vineyards at a time when others were more intent on producing larger quantities in the plains for inexpensive exports. His son Stefano, who took over the winemaking duties in 1992, has continued to work tirelessly to realize the potential of these vineyards, working with some of the very best vineyard management consultants in the world to get Inama’s vineyards into the best possible shape. 

Near the top of the hill is a large wooden platform with a 270-degree panoramic view to the south and east. To the right at a distance, it is easy to spot the crenellated walls and towers of Soave Castle as it keeps watch over the town. In the foreground are Inama’s tidy vigneti di Foscarino (Foscarino vineyards). And to the left, over the vineyards and across a broad valley, are a set of hills that are the home of Inama’s other project. These hills—the Colli Berici—are composed of iron-rich terra rossa, a soil type that is prized worldwide as being ideal for growing red winegrapes, and indeed this is where Inama gets its red wines.

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WINERY LOCATION: San Bonifacio, Veneto
REGION: Soave DOC, Colli Berici DOC, IGT Veneto
VINEYARD LAND: 134 acres (54 ha)
FARMING PRACTICES: Organic
GRAPE VARIETIES: Garganega and Carmenère; smaller amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc
WINE STYLES: Dry white; dry red
TOTAL WINE PRODUCTION: 450,000 bottles (335,000 liters)
YEAR FOUNDED: 1967
OWNER(S): Stefano Inama
WINEMAKER(S): Stefano & Matteo Inama

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INAMA “VIN SOAVE” SOAVE DOC CLASSICO

Vin Soave is the main production for the estate, an entry-level wine that nevertheless comes from vineyards farmed the same way as for Inama’s reserve wines—“a little luxury for everyday.” The wine is made from 100% Garganega in stainless-steel tanks to stress the importance of freshness and Garganega’s floral notes. Along with the enhanced minerality from the vineyards’ volcanic soil, the result is a wine with great versatility in combination with food.

INAMA “FOSCARINO” SOAVE DOC CLASSICO

Foscarino Soave Classico is a wine that demonstrates the real potential of the Garganega grape. Inama uses a selection of some of its oldest vines, from vineyards (vigneti) on volcanic Mount Foscarino in the Soave Classico area. The vineyards face east, catching the morning sun but avoiding the afternoon heat, which helps to maintain the beautiful floral notes and the minerality but with a deeper and more complex texture. The 2022 vintage is the 30th Anniversary, commemorated on the label.

INAMA "CARBONARE" SOAVE DOC CLASSICO

"Carbonare" is a wonderful vineyard of old pergolas that greets the morning sun, overlooking a steep sided valley.  Located halfway up the hillside with exposure to the East, the vineyard has a noticeably different microclimate compared to Foscarino. The fresh air comes down from the Val d’Alpone and its Piccole Dolomiti. The natural balance of the plants and the adjacent streams indicates that water flows underneath, a precious resource for producing a great white wine. The basalt, which characterizes the ground in most of the Soave Classico area, has great chromatic complexity here, fading from black to green, red and orange.  The strong character of the vineyard is evident in the grapes: joyful aromas of citrus, effervescent acidity, mineral freshness.

INAMA "I PALCHI" FOSCARINO GRANDE CUVÉE SOAVE DOC

I Palchi was born from the collective desire of the 3rd generation of the winery to pursue their ambitious goals in expressing the potential of their family's work and land.  I Palchi is a new wine for the estate that redefines the characteristics of Soave Classico.  Only the finest micro parcels of old vine Garganega planted in terraces across the slopes of Monte Foscarino, an inactive volcano, are selected for this new wine.  The resulting wine is one that encapsulates the best of this ancient volcano and territory - refined and elegant with the persistent minerality and complexity that only wines from volcanic soils can exhibit.

INAMA "VINTAGE COLLECTION" SOAVE CLASSICO DOC 2016

The 2016 vintage will be remembered as one of the most extraordinary in Inama’s history. The weather conditions were ideal. The result was a harvest of exceptional quality, with fruit that acquired perfect equilibrium. Driven by curiosity and a desire to give maximum expression to this excellent vintage, and the awareness of Garganega’s remarkable propensity for aging, Inama selected some special parcels from the Foscarino hill, with the idea of dedicating even greater attention to these grapes and allowing this wine to undergo an extended maturation, so that it acquired greater intensity while maintaining freshness and balance. Like an ancient two-headed coin, this wine has traveled through time, thus acquiring yet more worth: the value that comes from patience and expectation.  

INAMA "VULCAIA FUMÈ" SAUVIGNON DEL VENETO IGT

Vulcaia Fumé was the first wine produced by Inama in the 1970s. It was their idea that to showcase the quality of the terroir of the Soave Classico they would produce a wine from a well-known grape variety, Sauvignon Blanc. It was an instant success and became a bit of a cult favorite. Today, the winery focuses on Soave Classico, but continues to produce the Vulcaia Fumé, which has a strong showing in restaurants throughout Italy. The label is from a book by Daniele Bardaro, featuring the drawings of Andrea Palladio of the Berga Theater in Vicenza. 

INAMA “CARMENÈRE PIÙ” VENETO ROSSO IGT

Inama has launched a major exploration into the possibilities for Carmenère in Italy, and Carmenère Più is the main product of this effort. Carmenère is a pre-phylloxera staple of Bordeaux wines that was brought to the Colli Berici area of Veneto at least a century and a half ago. Yet when this wine was first made, Carmenere was not an approved grape variety for labeling purposes in this area and was considered a type of Cabernet. Nevertheless, this wine demonstrates that Carmenere can be a lovely addition to Veneto’s more common red varieties, producing wines with beautiful concentration and freshness. A portion of old-vines Merlot is blended with the Carmenère to add a bit of softness and roundness.

INAMA “BRADISISMO” COLLI BERICI CABERNET DOC

Bradisismo was the first red wine produced by Soave-based Inama, in 1997. It combines Cabernet Sauvignon with a former Bordeaux grape variety, Carmenere, that has been grown in the Colli Berici area for around 150 years. The wine’s name is Italian for bradyseism, a geological term for the uplifting of the Earth’s crust by deep lakes of magma—the process that formed the Colli Berici.

INAMA “ORATORIO DI SAN LORENZO” COLLI BERICI DOC CARMENÈRE RISERVA

Oratorio di San Lorenzo is Inama’s top-tier red wine, showcasing the estate’s efforts to bring the Carmenere grape variety back to prominence in the Colli Berici area of Veneto. The wine is pure Carmenere, made from a selection of the best grapes in the best vintages only. To date, Oratorio di San Lorenzo is the only Carmenere Riserva made in Colli Berici DOC. Its name honors a Benedictine monastery (oratorio) nearby dedicated to Saint Lawrence.

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San Bonifacio, Veneto

VINEYARD:
Soave (Verona province) and Colli Berici (Vicenza province), Veneto

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95
AUGUST 2025
Inama "I Palchi" Foscarino Grande Cuvée Soave DOC 2016

Here's a special back vintage from Inama that is on the market now. The 2016 Soave Classico Vintage Collection is a beautiful wine with depth and complexity that flaunts the potential of Garganega, one of Italy's most important white wine grapes. This carries a medium-plus mouthfeel that is rich in glycerin and soft in texture. The bouquet shows stone fruit flavors with hints of flint and hydrocarbons. A hand selection of the best grapes is made from across 20 hectares of vines on basalt volcanic soils. The wine is partially fermented and aged in barrique before going into horizontal steel casks for five years to keep it free from oxygen and slow down its evolution.

94
OCTOBER 2023
Inama "Carbonare" Soave DOC Classico 2021

Grown via the historic pergola method this unique vineyard produces a Soave with aromas of fleshy yellow peach, jasmine, white tea and crushed stones. The palate is structured and built to age with flavors of tart green apple, citrus and a mineral edge on the finish. Drink now-2035.

92
AUGUST 2025
Inama "Carbonare" Soave DOC Classico 2022

The Inama 2022 Soave Classico Carbonare delivers mid-weight texture with soft tones of peach and other sweet stone fruits presented with attractive layering. The wine also offers fleeting moments of oats and honey from the ripe grape skins that add more depth and complexity overall. It fermented and aged in stainless steel for one year. This is a solid value buy. 

92
AUGUST 2025
Inama “Foscarino” Soave DOC Classico 2022

Inama 2022 Soave Classico Foscarino offers aromas of Williams pear and peach nectar. This versatile white also has a spicy side with dustings of cumin and mustard seed. This release is a selection of fruit from across 20 ha of vines on volcanic soils in the UGA Foscarino. The wine is fermented and aged in a combination of stainless steel, botte grande and neutral French barrique.

94
AUGUST 2025
Inama “Oratorio di San Lorenzo” Colli Berici DOC Carmenère Riserva 2020

The Inama family is shining a spotlight on the Carménère grape as their top crop in this special microclimate of the Veneto nestled between lakes and mountains. In a heavy glass bottle, the 2020 Colli Berici Carmenere Riserva Oratorio di San Lorenzo is a thickly concentrated and extracted wine with deep layers of inky blackberry and blackcurrant. The wine has a chalky quality to the tannins and plenty of fruit richness to fuel a long, luscious finish. The finish is balanced with a touch of pleasant sweetness.

93
AUGUST 2025
Inama “Bradisismo” Colli Berici Cabernet DOC 2022

A blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc and 20% Carménère, the Inama 2021 Colli Berici Cabernet Bradisismo is a robust and full-bodied red with ripe sweetness and lots of rich, almost syrupy, concentration. The wine is redolent of blackcurrant and sweet spice. The effect is softly layered and balanced with sweet fruit and evident oak tannins. It ages in 40% new oak and 60% second-use barrique.

95
APRIL 2024
Inama “Foscarino” Soave DOC Classico 2022

This is very intense with electric acidity. Dried apples, lemons and minerals with a salty undertone. Full-bodied with phenolic tension and an extremely long finish. Hints of oyster. Needs two or three years to show its greatness, but fantastic already.

95
OCTOBER 2024
Inama "I Palchi" Foscarino Grande Cuvée Soave DOC 2021

The moment the cork is pulled you know you are in for a ride. Opening with aromas of lemon blossom, lemon peel and lemon curd, you might think this is all the wine has got but you are quickly taken down another path where aromas of hazelnut, roasted apples, magnolia and the first hint of smoke emerge. As the wine hits the palate you are thrust into the vineyard and feel power of the land. Flavors of white peach, mixed citrus, wild herbs and honey lead the way for an explosion of minerality that snaps you back to the glass. This is a wine that will shine against any other in the world. Drink now–2050.