I have been writing about Valpolicella wines since 1993, and since then I keep on finding in the web misunderstands and errors about Valpolicella wines. On the other hand, I continuously see many unanswered questions on the same topic. So, 18 months ago I had the idea to try to reply to all those “question marks” shared online.

The Amarone -fans know it: between January and February usually, the Amarone Preview event has always been organized in Verona downtown. Regrettably, this year is impossible to hold it — you guess the reason —, so the Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella has decided to organize a completely digital edition. It is scheduled for February 26th and 27th 2021.

Alder Yarrow writes about one of the most frequent prejudice we face with Amarone wines: alcohol.

“There's alcohol level, and then there's balance.

(…) It's fine to have tasted a lot of Amarone and decide you don't like it. It's not fine to merely say you don't think you'd like it because it clocks in at 15% alcohol…

If you are planning to attend “Anteprima Amarone”, the traditional appointment with Amarone della Valpolicella (Verona, Italy, 1st, and 2nd of Feb 2020) here there is some information that can be helpful to know before starting your tasting…

The 2019 harvest is ready to start in Valpolicella and new rules of production are setted to be used.

Recently, the members’ assembly of Consorzio Valpolicella (the wine board of Valpolicella producers) approved a modification in the production rules of the appellation,  and according to the Consorzio president Andrea Sartori, “this is just the beginning”. Is new dawn approaching this important wine region? We’ll see. 
The newly approved rules are the following…