Negrar di Valpolicella, Wine municipality in Province of Verona, Italy
Negrar di Valpolicella is a commune in the Province of Verona that spreads across an area of hills and plains northwest of the city. The territory divides into seven hamlets, each with its own center featuring churches, squares, and wine cellars.
Roman settlers began cultivating grapes here from the first century BC and left traces of their buildings beneath the present surface. The commune in its current form emerged in the 19th century through the union of several small villages.
The town name comes from the Latin "niger," referring to the dark soils that give the local grape varieties their particular character. Visitors notice the dry stone walls that terrace the vineyards and have stabilized the slopes for centuries.
Wine cellars and estates usually open by prior arrangement, as many operations are family-run and not set up for walk-in visits. Roads between the hamlets are well signposted but often narrow and winding.
In the caves of the Prun hamlet, hand-carved passages run through the rock, likely used since antiquity as storage rooms for wine. These underground chambers remain cool and damp throughout the year, making their original function still understandable today.
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