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 ...

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.

But if you want a good measure of amarone pleasure without having to pay the price, you can. One excellent way is Fabiano Valpolicella Classico Ripassato 1998 ($11.20).

That's one way to think of Amarone. You could also think of it as having less water. That's the corollary, of course. Wine is almost entirely alcohol and water. More of one means less of the other ...