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