Valpolicella is the local grape of Verona, in north-east Italy. ??It gives its name to the everyday wine from those parts. There are some good Valpolicellas and quite a few foul ones. Having drunk more of the latter than the former, I tend to avoid the stuff.
But in this part of the world they like to tinker with their wine. Someone came up with the interesting idea of half-drying the Valpolicella grapes before vinifying them. The result was one the great wines of Italy. Amarone is massiv....
The Merry Drinker
