The Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario and Cottonwood Agency are pleased to invite you to a Grappa tasting and Amarone dinner. Join us on June 27 at L'Unità Ristorante (134 Avenue Road) ...

Italy may be known for a wide range of wines like Prosecco, Amarone, Brunello, Barolo, Marsala, or drinks like limoncello and negronis, but grappa holds a special place in every Italian household.

For some reason, Amarone is, I think, able to hide the jet-fuel strength particularly well. Until, at least, the morning after you drink too much of it.

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 ...