The wine region of Amarone della Valpolicella is located in the region of Valpolicella of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ernesto Ruffo or the Domaine Dal Forno Romano produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amarone della Valpolicella are Rondinella, Corvina and Molinara, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amarone della Valpolicella often reveals types of flavors of cherry, forest floor or nutty and sometimes also flavors of nutmeg, mulberry or walnut.
In the mouth of Amarone della Valpolicella is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar. We currently count 549 estates and châteaux in the of Amarone della Valpolicella, producing 751 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Amarone della Valpolicella go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
It has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy, but in France it is hardly known. It should not be confused with corvina, another Italian grape variety that is very present in the same region, both of which are most often associated with rondinella and molinara.
red wines from the region of Amarone della Valpolicella go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, grandma melanie's cassoulet or obelix's boar leg in the oven.
On the nose in the region of Amarone della Valpolicella often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tree fruit or perfume and sometimes also flavors of nutmeg, minerality or citrus. In the mouth in the region of Amarone della Valpolicella is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
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