Amarone Verona
Tours and Experiences
Guided wine tours, cycling and walking routes and day trips to the Valpolicella from Verona and Lake Garda, with official prices where they are published.
Tours and Experiences
10 guides- Wine explainedAmarone, Ripasso, Recioto and Valpolicella: The DifferencesAmarone, Ripasso, Recioto and Valpolicella compared from their official rules: same grapes, different methods, alcohol, sweetness, ageing and release dates.
- Wine tourValpolicella Wine Tours from Verona: How Tastings Work and How to BookHow Valpolicella winery visits work from Verona: guided tours or direct bookings, weekend open cellars, the wine road packages and when to see Amarone drying.
- Wine explainedWhat Is Amarone? Grapes, Drying and the Rules Behind the WineAmarone explained from its official rules: Corvina and Rondinella dried in lofts, 14% minimum alcohol, no pressing before 1 December, two years of ageing.
- Wine explainedAmarone Vintages 1991 to 2022: What the Consorzio's Vintage Reports SayAmarone vintages 1991 to 2022 from the Consorzio's official reports: weather, harvest dates and how each year went, with 1999 and post-2022 missing.
- Wine explainedCorvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and the Other Amarone GrapesThe grapes of Amarone from the official rules: Corvina and Corvinone 45% to 95%, Rondinella 5% to 30%, up to 25% others such as Molinara and Oseleta.
- Cycling and walkingCycling and Walking in Valpolicella: Routes from the Wine Road and the ComuniValpolicella cycle routes from the comuni's network (17 itineraries, over 200 km) and the wine road, with distances, climbs, village walks and bike hire.
- Wine explainedRecioto della Valpolicella ExplainedRecioto della Valpolicella explained from its rules: dried grapes at 14% natural alcohol, at least 2.80% left unfermented, history, labels and pairings.
- Wine route and eventsThe Strada del Vino Valpolicella and Wine Events: Dates from Official SourcesThe Strada del Vino Valpolicella and the area's wine events with official dates: Val Polis Cellae, the March open day, Amarone Opera Prima and Vinitaly 2027.
- Wine explainedValpolicella Classico, Valpantena and the Wider ZoneValpolicella's wine zones from the rules: 19 comuni in all, Classico in five comuni, Valpantena in its own valley, and the eastern valleys with no mention.
- Wine explainedValpolicella Ripasso ExplainedValpolicella Ripasso explained from its rules: Valpolicella refermented 3 days on Amarone pomace, 12.50% alcohol, released from 1 January of the second year.