{"id":752,"date":"2019-12-29T14:42:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T16:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primo-vino.eu\/amarone-ikoninis-italijos-vynas-kuom-jis-ypatingas\/"},"modified":"2020-01-04T13:05:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T15:05:03","slug":"amarone-iconic-italian-wine-why-is-it-so-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primo-vino.eu\/en\/amarone-iconic-italian-wine-why-is-it-so-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Amarone- iconic Italian wine. Why is it so special?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amarone is a specific style of wine made in the area of Valpolicello in Veneto region in Italy, close to Lake Garda and here comes the name of the wine: Amarone della Valpolicella.<\/strong><\/em> The wine is made from indigenous grape varieties of Valpolicella valley and this defines Amarone wine uniqueness. Amarone is made from 4 grape varieties: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara<\/em><\/strong>, where Corvina is the main Amarone wine gape and is also called the Queen grape.<\/p>\n

Amarone is entitled by DOCG status- the highest quality qualification of Italian wines- only 73 wines in Italy have it. Valpolicella wine pyramid explains the uniqueness of Amarone wine.<\/p>\n

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Why Amarone is so expensive?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amarone wine price starts from 40 \u20ac and more and it is because of the special wine production process.<\/p>\n

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  1. After carefully handpicking the grapes, they are left for approximately 120 days to dry<\/em><\/strong>, which requires time and space in the vinery. This grapes drying technique before fermentation is called Apassimento. <\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
  2. During the drying process, grapes lose around 30%-40% of their weight, which means that almost 2 times more grapes are needed<\/em> <\/strong>to make Amarone wine.<\/li>\n
  3. Aging takes minimum 2 years in oak barrels.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso- “Baby Amarone” <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso<\/strong><\/em> is sometimes called “Baby Amarone”<\/em><\/strong>, because it is a wine between simple Valpolicella wine and Amarone. The basic Valpolicella wine, which is also made from the same 4 Valpolicella valley grapes, is mixed with the skins of the dried grapes from Amarone and Reciotto wines, which still have un-fermented sugars, aromatic compounds and tanins which are transferred to Valpolicella Ripasso<\/strong><\/em>. The aging takes at least 1 year in oak barrels.<\/p>\n

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