Discover the top secrets behind Amarone wine at the Costa Arente winery
In this episode of "Italian Wine Travel" Stevie Kim takes a tour of the Costa Arente winery in Valpolicella and discovers the secrets behind the region's famous Amarone wine.
Today Stevie Kim is the guest of Giovanni Casati the Chief Winemaker and Agronomist of the winery located in of Valpantena subzone of Valpolicella in northern Italy.
Join Stevie as she takes a tour of the vineyard, discovers the wines of the region, including Amarone, Ripasso, Valpolicella and Recioto.
Today the winery is harvesting the Corvinone grapes for Amarone.
Learn about the historical pergola system of training and how it protects the grapes from the weather and about the characteristics of the grape varieties used to make Amarone. Go behind the scenes in the "fruttaio", the special drying room were the grapes are dried for making Amarone, and explore the underground cellars where the wine is carefully matured.
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To learn more about the Costa Arente winery visit: www.costarente...
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