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Masi “Campofiorin” Veneto, Italy $16.79 13.5% alcohol PLCB Item #6188 Sale price through July 6; regularly $19.79 Italian red wines are almost always drier, more acidic, and more tannic than ...
All three are prime examples of what Valpolicella could and should be at its best: complex and concentrated, ready to drink, ...
Trader Joe's is renowned for their selection of cheap, private label wines. Unfortunately, some of it is just plain bad. There are; however, gems to be found in this sea of cheap wine and we unveil ...
Before artificial sweeteners, people satisfied their cravings for sweetness with natural products, including honey or dried ...
This year, skip the socks and forget the grilling gadgets. Let’s raise a glass to the father figures who’ve shaped us — those ...
Let’s start with the Ripasso. Often nicknamed a “baby Amarone”, Ripasso wines have all the vibrancy and freshness of Valpolicella, but with an extra layer of depth and texture thanks to a ...
They are the producers of one of the greatest gems in Italian wines: Amarone. Amarone is a product of patience, and each bottle tells a tale of the intense labor, love, and time that goes into making ...
The main grape in both Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG and Valpolicella DOC wines, Corvina is known for its fresh flavors of cherry and raspberry with notes of chocolate and spice. Amarone della ...
One of my favorite Italian wines is Amarone, which comes from close to Venice. It is very expensive because the production techniques include spending months on a rack in a ventilated attic so tha ...
Produced in Italy's Veneto region, Valpolicella and Amarone wines are crafted primarily from Corvina, with Rondinella and Molinara rounding out the rest of the blend. Although both styles of wine ...