Giuseppe Quintarelli

...the great wine-grower/maker of the Valpolicella, passed away yesterday in Negrar at the age of 84.

R.I.P.

Greetings from Sweden / Fredrik L

[David M. Bueker]

May he rest in peace...there's a generation of spectacular winemakers that are swiftly vanishing from the Earth.

[Robin Garr]

Here's an obituary by Jancis Robinson:

http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/a20120116.html

Maybe my little rant belongs elsewhere, but isn't it in bad taste to put his obituary on the Purple Pages? I know his wines are expensive, but I think people deserve to read the obit for free.

Sad news. I raise my glass in honour of a great man that I am happy to once to have met.
May his nephew (I think) continue Bepi's work with success. Here is a picture I took of him and his family when they were sorting cherries in May 2007

Quintarelli,rs67.jpg

/Anders

Very sorry to hear of Bepi's passing; R.I.P. to a real icon of Italian wine. His 1981 Bandito still stands as one of the absolute greatest wines that I have ever had, and his Valpolicella Ca del Merlo transcended the category.