By Chris and Sherry Hardie
Amarone is a very expensive Italian wine that is made from partially drying grapes, producing a strong wine with prominent raisin-like quality.
This is not amarone, but it is made partially in that style, with about 30 percent of the corvina and rondinella grapes used in the wine partially dried. It has been a favorite selection of Wine Spectator, making the magazine’s top 100 list last year and recently named a best buy.
The wine is also made in the ripasso fashion, where the wine is re-passed over casks holding grapes leftover from amarone.
The wine is much sweeter than traditional Italian reds and has some complex texture and flavors.
Sherry: “Very dry with strong tannins, lime and black cherry.” 3 stars
Chris: “A bouquet of raisin and prunes, with flavors of raspberry and black cherry.” 3 stars
Available locally for about $20.
Coming next week: Greg Norman Shiraz
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