Amarone della Valpolicella and Salice Salentino Riserva: appassimento richness from Veneto meets the savory Mediterranean depth of Puglia’s Negroamaro. Amarone della Valpolicella and Salice Salentino Riserva represent two very different expressions of Italian red-wine power. Amarone comes from Veneto and achieves extraordinary concentration through appassimento, the controlled drying of grapes after harvest. Salice Salentino Riserva comes from Puglia and is based primarily

Amarone della Valpolicella and Cirò Rosso Riserva: appassimento concentration from Veneto meets the firm, savory character of Calabria’s Gaglioppo. Amarone della Valpolicella and Cirò Rosso Riserva represent two completely different ideas of powerful Italian red wine. Amarone comes from Veneto and is defined by appassimento, the controlled drying of grapes after harvest. Cirò Rosso Riserva comes from Calabria and is centered on Gaglioppo, a native southern Italian grape cap

Amarone della Valpolicella and Primitivo di Manduria: appassimento concentration from Veneto meets Mediterranean ripeness from Puglia. Amarone della Valpolicella and Primitivo di Manduria are two of Italy’s richest red-wine expressions, yet their apparent similarities can be misleading. Both can deliver high alcohol, ripe fruit, substantial body, warmth, and an immediately generous palate. The crucial difference is how that concentration is created. Amarone is shaped decisi