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Amarone

In the Italian region of Veneto, a common name for a wine made from dried grapes using the Recioto process, which is vinified dry as opposed to the sweet Recioto type. It has a characteristically bitter taste (amaro = bitter). A well-known representative is the DOCG wine Amarone della Valpolicella.

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