Amarone
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Amarone della Valpolicella, usually known as Amarone, is an Italian DOCG denomination of typically rich dry red wine made from the partially dried grapes of the Corvina, Rondinella and other approved
Two unopened bottles of Amarone
Valpolicella
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Valpolicella is a viticultural zone of the province of Verona, Italy, east of Lake Garda. The hilly agricultural and marble-quarrying region of small holdings north of the Adige is famous for wine pro
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…the Corvina (45–95%, of which up to 50% could be substituted with Corvinone), Rondinella (5–30%) and other approved red grape varieties (up to 25%). Valpolicella is in the province of Verona, within the large Veneto region. In Italian, the name Amarone literally means 'Great Bitter'; originally, this was to…
Vineyards in the Valpolicella region
In the late 20th century, a spike in the popularity of Amarone led to increased plantings in the Valpolicella zone.
A vineyard in Valpolicella
A bottle and glass of Valpolicella DOC wine