Tenuta Santa Maria all Pieve is near Verona. The 100-acre producer is comprised of two estates, one in the Valpolicella Classico zone and the second in the Illasi Valley. Tenuta Santa Maria all Pieve was established by Gaetano Bertani in 1850 and today it is owned and operated by his descendants, Gaetano Bertani and his sons Giovanni and Guglielmo. With an eye toward improving quality, Bertani planted new vineyards in the 1990s and in 2000 the estate created a new, Merlot-based wine, Decima Aurea. Nevertheless, the estate is best known for Amarone Classico and Valpolicella Ripasso. Tenuta Santa Maria also makes red blends and several white wines.