Many Valpolicella producers didn't make Amarone in 2014. The ones who did called up another, older, side of this wine's identity, a style more earthy, juicy, elegant than the power Amarone is ...

Nov 28, 2018, 05:18pm EST Nov 28, 2018, 05:30pm EST. Share. Save. This article is more than 6 years old. ... Valpolicella Ripasso and Amarone wines are indeed special and unique.

Amarone has a well-earned reputation for power. After all, it's not uncommon to find bottles that clear 15.5% ABV and approach 16% or more. But the best examples are about much more than sheer ...

Italy is home to dramatic, deeply flavored red wines, including Barolo, Brunello and lesser-known Amarone. Amarone - the leading red wine of the Valpolicella region in the Veneto - is big ...

Italy is home to dramatic, deeply flavored red wines, including Barolo, Brunello and lesser-known Amarone. Amarone – the leading red wine of the Valpolicella region in the Veneto – is big ...

VERONA, Italy — Soon the summer tourists will descend on the city of Romeo and Juliet fame to visit Juliet’s house and the Roman arena. But few of those travelers will make their way to the ...

Elite Amarone wines, or any Italian wines for that matter, that command bottle prices around $300 make up a small clique that rarely admits new members. But last week, Tommasi joined the club. The 116 ...

Amarone means “the great bitter,” although Amarone is not bitter — the name distinguishes it from Recioto, which is sweeter desert wine made in same region with same dried grapes.

Ripasso is a halfway house, made by refermenting a valpolicella wine on used amarone skins. ... Tedeschi Marne 180 Amarone della Valpolicella 2018 16.5 per cent, €55. Rich, ...

VERONA, Italy — Soon the summer tourists will descend on the city of Romeo and Juliet fame to visit Juliet’s house and the Roman arena. But few of those travelers will make their way to the ...

I’ve always found Amarone hard to pair with food. A very full-bodied, dry, powerful and often quite tannic red, Amarone can be high in alcohol too—sometimes as much as 17%, close to the ...