The predecessor of Amarone, Recioto is the appellation’s signature dessert wine produced using a similar method. Flavors of raisined fruit, particularly cherries, are highly concentrated. Vanilla notes add structure to this powerful, rich red. The tannins are ripe and sweet rounding out the finish. Dried clusters are vinified in stainless steel and aged 18 months in French oak barrels. Unlike its predecessor, Recioto’s fermentation is halted, thus allowing it to retain a higher concentration of residual sugar.

Produced from Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone grapes, with small amounts of other local grape varieties. Following the traditional Amarone production method, the grapes are dried in Riondo’s temperature-controlled warehouse until the January following the harvest. The wine is aged in oak for 24 months. Bold fruit aromas of Morello cherry and plump blackberry followed by light spicy notes of cinnamon and clove. The wine displays soft tannins with an alluring note of sweet spices on the finish

The 2017 Ca’ Rugate Valpolicella Ripasso Campo Bastiglia  is a red wine made by Ca’ Rugate from Valpolicella Ripasso with 2017 grapes.

DOC Venezia is a recent denomination established in 2011    to promote the wines of a land with a millenary winemaking tradition. It is located in the eastern Padan Plain and includes the provinces of Treviso and Venice. Here, the climate and environment are particularly suitable for the cultivation of various vines, including Pinot Grigio. This vine is the result   of a bud-mutation of Pinot Nero, from which it acquired elegance and refinement.