Amarone della Valpolicella Wine: Grapes, Style and Bottles

Signature grapes

Producers listed

Sub-regions

Bottles to find

Amarone della Valpolicella is a sub-region of Valpolicella, Italy.

Growers build the wines around Corvina, filling out the blend with Corvinone and Rondinella.

The ground underneath is clay.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as hills and lakeside.

The region is known for red wine.

Labels here fall under the DOCG.

Inside it sit Amarone della Valpolicella Classico and Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena.

Names to look for on a shelf: Dal Forno Romano, Giuseppe Quintarelli and Masi.

At the table these bottles work with grilled meats, hearty stews and aged cheeses.

Serve at 16 to 18°C and decant before pouring.

Rewards decades in the cellar.

Soil

Clay

Climate

Continental

Terrain

HillsLakeside

Styles

red

Grapes planted here.

01 CorvinaDominant Read → 02 CorvinoneBlending Read → 03 RondinellaBlending Read → 04 Molinara Read → 05 Oseleta Read →

Classifications.

DOCG

Producers worth knowing.

01 Dal Forno Romano

02 Giuseppe Quintarelli

03 Masi

Bottles to look for.

Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Veneto, Italy
Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Veneto, Italy
Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, Veneto, Italy
Bolla Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Veneto, Italy
Cantina di Negrar Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Veneto, Italy
Dal Forno Romano Vigneto Monte Lodoletta, Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, Italy
Fabiano Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Veneto, Italy
Farina Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Veneto, Italy

At the table.

grilled meats
hearty stews
aged cheeses

Serving and cellaring.

Serve at 16 to 18°C and decant before pouring.
Rewards decades in the cellar.

Inside the region.

01 Amarone della Valpolicella ClassicoItaly Read →

02 Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena

Nearby regions.

01 Recioto della ValpolicellaItaly Read → 02 Amarone della Valpolicella ClassicoItaly Read → 03 ValpolicellaItaly Read → 04 GardaItaly Read → 05 Valpolicella RipassoItaly Read → 06 VenetoItaly Read →

Amarone della Valpolicella: common questions

01.

What grapes is Amarone della Valpolicella known for?

Corvina is the signature grape of Amarone della Valpolicella. Corvinone and Rondinella are also planted here.

02.

What kind of wine does Amarone della Valpolicella make?

Amarone della Valpolicella produces red wine.

03.

Where is Amarone della Valpolicella?

You will find Amarone della Valpolicella in Italy, where it is a sub-region.

04.

What food goes with Amarone della Valpolicella wine?

Try grilled meats, hearty stews and aged cheeses.

05.

How long does Amarone della Valpolicella wine age?

Rewards decades in the cellar, though it varies by producer and vintage.

More from here: every wine region in Italy, or the wider Valpolicella guide.