Amarone della Valpolicella and Nero d’Avola: appassimento power from Veneto meets the dark-fruited Mediterranean character of Sicily. Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG and Nero d’Avola represent two powerful but fundamentally different expressions of Italian red wine. Amarone comes from Veneto and derives much of its extraordinary concentration from appassimento, the controlled drying of harvested grapes before fermentation. Nero d’Avola is one of Sicily’s defining red grapes

Amarone della Valpolicella and Cerasuolo di Vittoria: the power of appassimento meets the aromatic balance of Nero d’Avola and Frappato. Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG and Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG represent two radically different interpretations of Italian red wine. Amarone comes from Veneto and is shaped by appassimento, the controlled drying of grapes before fermentation. Cerasuolo di Vittoria comes from southeastern Sicily and is built on the partnership between Nero