Valpolicella

Wine from Valpolicella comes out of Veneto, Italy, where it sits as a wine region.

The signature grape is Corvina, backed by Corvinone and Rondinella.

Vines root into clay and limestone.

The climate is continental, running temperate.

The vineyards themselves read as hills and valley floor.

Red wine, sweet white wine and dry white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows fruity and accessible, sour cherry notes, crisp and minerally and showcasing floral and fruity aromatics.

The named areas within are Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella Ripasso and Recioto della Valpolicella.

Pour them alongside red meat, pasta with tomato sauces, cheese platter and grilled vegetables.

Serve chilled.

Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

In the glass.

Red: Fruity and accessible, Sour cherry notes.

Dry white: Crisp and minerally, Showcasing floral and fruity aromatics.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

• Allegrini La Grola Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Veneto, Italy
• Bennati Soraighe Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore, Veneto, Italy
• Bertani Amarone Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOCG, Veneto, Italy
• Bertani Ripasso Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy
• Bertani Valpolicella Valpantena, Veneto, Italy
• Bolla Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy
• Buglioni 'Il Bugiardo' Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore, Veneto, Italy
• Dal Forno Romano Vigneto di Monte Lodoletta, Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG, Italy

At the table.

• red meat
• pasta with tomato sauces
• cheese platter
• grilled vegetables

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve chilled.
• Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Valpolicella: common questions

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