Amarone is one of the winemaking world’s most wonderful contradictions. An Italian wine made of dried grapes from the Valpolicella production zone—mostly Corvino with smaller percentages of Rondinella ...

Fifth generation Veneti winemaker, Giovanni Allegrini, grew up with a deep passion and pride for his roots and the place he was from. Growing up in the Valpolicella, a region that boasts over 500 ...

VERONA, Italy — Soon the summer tourists will descend on the city of Romeo and Juliet fame to visit Juliet’s house and the Roman arena. But few of those travelers will make their way to the hilly wine ...

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Italy has excelled lately at turning once-obscure wines into fashionable sips. Pinot grigio, the ultra-lean white, became so popular it brought on a torrent of global copycats. Affordable Prosecco ...

Amarone della Valpolicella is widely recognized as one of Italy's most powerful and iconic red wines since it was first produced in the 1950s (many people are surprised to learn that Amarone as we ...

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Not so long ago Amarone used to be a curiosity and a local speciality – respected as a unique unusual wine made from super-ripe bunches left to dry to concentrate flavours, based on a long tradition ...

I had lunch on Saturday with a friend from Los Angeles and a couple of his wine collector buddies in Santa Monica at a restaurant called Locanda Portofino. It was good, simple Italian food—things like ...

Some of the best values in wine often come from a well-known producer’s second label. To clarify, these are not the exact same wine bottled with a different label and sold for less. They are crafted ...

Yesterday afternoon in the cooking studio at Central Market, four of Dallas’ favorite chefs came together to cook and compete for a great cause, each of their supported charities. The event was the ...