Villa de Varda Experiences

Explore with us the fascinating world of whisky, from barley to the final tasting. During the tour, you will understand the importance of selecting high-quality raw materials to ensure an excellent product. You will discover the complex process of malting and mash preparation, essential for creating the distinctive character and aroma of whisky. Experience the excitement of distillation by visiting historic stills, witnesses to traditions passed down through generations. Through the aging rooms, you will perceive the patient anticipation held within each wooden barrel, ready to reveal its unique nuances. At the end of the experience, you will become custodians of ancient secrets and unique flavors, ready to share the enchantment behind every drop of whisky with the world. Your visit will culminate in an exhilarating tasting of the first four mountain whiskies, a true immersion into their artisanal peculiarities.

Duration: 60 minutes
Price: 20,00 €  per person
Host languages: Italian, English and German

Our visit begins with an adventure through whisky production, starting from the source: barley. We immerse ourselves in the process of barley cultivation and harvesting, learning the importance of selecting high-quality raw materials to achieve an excellent final product. We explore the complex process of malting, where barley is treated to activate the enzymes necessary for fermentation, determining the character and aroma of the whisky. We delve into the heart of mash creation, a symphony of water and malted barley that gives life to the vibrant core of our whisky. But the excitement doesn’t stop there! Historic stills, custodians of traditions passed down through generations, where the magic of distillation comes to life before your eyes. We continue into the aging rooms, where each wooden barrel represents a unique story and a patient anticipation. At the end of your experience, you will not only be spectators but guardians of ancient secrets and unique flavors, ready to share with the world the enchantment behind every single drop of whisky. Our guided tour concludes with an exhilarating tasting of our first four mountain whiskies. It will be a unique experience to savor the peculiarities of these artisanal creations and be enchanted by the unique nuances bestowed by the Alpine lands.

Duration: 120 minutes
Price: 40,00 €  per person
Host languages: Italian, English and German

We will start by learning about the history of this family of distillers in Trentino for 6 generations, with over 170 years of experience in the art of spirit making. We will then move on to the distillery, which may be operating or at rest, depending on the time of the year, where we will explain what grappa is and explore the traditional Trentino method, along with our very own special system, the “de Varda” method, for a soft and clean-cut grappa. This will be followed by a detailed discussion on the importance of grape skin selection, distillation, dilution, refrigeration and lastly, rest.

We will then descend into the oldest room of Villa de Varda, where you have the chance to admire our barrel cellar, before we delve into the most romantic details of grappa production: ageing, types of wood used, ageing techniques, our standards and exceptions for niche and flagship Villa de Varda products. The visit will continue at the “Cose di Casa” museum, with its rich repertoire of antique tools collected by the Dolzan family over the centuries. This collection of excellent ethnographic and cultural value includes 1600 catalogued antique artefacts, farming, winery and distillery tools, dating back from the 1500s to the early 1900s, and 280 historic documents bearing ethnographic information on the family’s life over the centuries

We then move on to our boutique, where the experience will end with the tasting of 4 grappas of your choice.

Duration: 60 minutes
Price: 20,00 €  per person
Host languages: Italian, English and German