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 ...

That wine (I'm betting she's referring to Conte di Bregonzo) may sound pricey to the Pinot grigio set. But it's a steal for Amarone, which averages about $40 a bottle and, for elite single ...

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 ...

It's this process of production that earns Amarone its association with "meditation wines." It isn’t a wine for quaffing. You don’t pop open a bottle and half-thinkingly pour an almost-full glass.

WARREN, Ohio – The Grand Resort is holding an Amarone wine dinner next week. Dinner will be 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in The Grand Resort’s Wine Cellar. Masi Agricola wines from the ...

Amarone has a reputation as the big bad boy of the wine world – rich, powerful and alcoholic, a wine without subtlety or elegance. It is hugely popular in Scandinavia, Germany and the US where ...

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 ...

Amarone, an underappreciated red wine from Italy's Veneto region, sits in the glass with an enticing garnet hue and a nose of cherry, raisins and spice that leaves the palate refreshed.

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 ...

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.