Posts tagged “Valpolicella”

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Behind the Cork™ - Zenato Valpolicella DOC Superiore

Behind the Cork™ - Zenato Valpolicella DOC Superiore

Since founding their winery in 1960, the Zenato family has been a pioneering family in Italian wine. A benchmark producer in the Veneto region, Zenato harvests fruit from steep slopes in the historical Sant’Ambrigio zone of Valpolicella Classico to m...

Behind the Cork™ - Scaia Corvia

Behind the Cork™ - Scaia Corvia

The Scaia project was launched by Tenauta Sant’Antonio in 2006 with the aim of creating wines with a modern style outside the restrictions by Italy’s denomination system. And, this is a fine example of working just outside of those restrictions. The...

The Four Styles of Valpolicella Wine

The Four Styles of Valpolicella Wine

Valpolicella (val-polla-chellah) is an Italian wine region that covers 95 square miles across the western part of the Veneto region. There are four primary styles of Valpolicella. In the order from least to most intensity they are: Valpolicella, Va...

Behind the Cork™ - 2014 Pasqua Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore

Behind the Cork™ - 2014 Pasqua Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore

Valpolicella is an Italian wine generally produced primarily with the Corvina grape and blended with Rondinella, Molinara and sometimes Negrara grapes. Ripasso, or “repassed,” refers to the method of adding grape skins (left over from the production...

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