The history of Villa Canestrari dates back to 1888 when Carlo Bonuzzi graduated in Oenology at the Royal School of Conegliano Veneto, carrying on the family wine-making tradition in the Illasi Valley, Veneto region. A century later, a marriage based on love succeeded in cementing the union between the two wine-producing families, Franchi and Bonuzzi under the title of Villa Canestrari. Lying in the Illasi Valley, where the limestone soil of Valpolicella meets the volcanic terrain of Soave, the vineyards of Villa Canestrari favour the production of both types of wine, including Amarone della Valpolicella. In Illasi, above of the cellar where the Amarone matures in barriques, the Wine Museum stands tall, testifying the long tradition of the family in wine-making.