Amarone Wines Tips

All you need to know about Amarone della Valpolicella aging wines The yields are the key to great wines. The lower the volumes of grapes extracted from a single plot, the higher the aromatic and structural quality of the grapes. This is the case with wines from the Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG.The location of the vineyard is paramount, to say the least. The Classico sub-appellation is a geographic indicator of where the grapes come from.The climate is cool Mediterranean in the wine regions of Veneto. The latter determines the ability of the vine to harm...
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Amarone, the star of the Veneto region. With a reputation that today exceeds the borders (of Italy, of course), Amarone has acquired an international status since its wines are found in the four corners of the world and on the best tables of the planet. And yet, it is not the oldest of the wines produced in the Veneto region. Unlike Recioto, which is a sweet wine, Amarone is a dry red wine with a little residual sugar. The fame of this style of wine is due not only to the opening of international markets but also to the evolution of tastes. In fact, if in the past...
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Before discussing the possibilities of food and wine pairing in Valpolicella, and in particular Amarone, it is worthwhile to review some of the principles related to food and wine pairing. As mentioned in the article "Which Italian wine for which dish?", one of the points is to choose the wine that will be able to sublimate the dish without erasing it and vice versa, in short to find the balance. A very important notion is also the composition of the dish; the garnish, the cooking and especially the sauce that plays the role of binder between the dish and the wine...
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Located north of Verona and close to the shores of Lake Garda, the Valpolicella wine region is the birthplace of one of Italy's greatest and most renowned wines, Amarone. As a province that is attached to its roots, Valpolicella and its consortium of producers are scrupulous in their care for the wine heritage of this appellation area. With autochthonous grape varieties such as Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, the producers offer a range of wines that can be found not only on local tables but also in the world's greatest restaurants. The Amarone is a wine that ...
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