Amarone

Wine Style:
Amarone is a very special, powerful northern Italian red wine made from shriveled grapes that have dried for several months. In short this is a full-bodied wine weighing in at about 15% or 16% alcohol, and when in best condition, tastes of chocolate, mocha, and dried figs. Suggested food pairings include Steak au Poivre […]

Corvina

Wine Style:
This is a deep dark and spicy red grape.
Flavors:

Origin:
Valpolicella in Italy
Found:
Italy only.
Corvina is widely grown on the Veneto shore of Lake Garda and the hills of Valpolicella to the north and north-east of Verona. Sometimes known as Corvina Veronese, it is blended with Rondinella and Molinara to produce Valpolicella and Bardolino […]

Corte San Benedetto
Italy, Veneto

Above: Angelo Lavarini of Corte San Benedetto at his best posing with a bottle of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico and Amarone Recioto Classico della Valpolicella.
Benedetto is a 12 hectares estate founded in the 1950s. Most of the estate vines are between 15 to 25 years of age, and on dry-walled terraces […]