Amarone della Valpolicella is a unique style of wine created using the appassimento process whereby grapes are partially dried to ultimately produce a dry red wine. It is unique because this drying ...

The Foreign Affair Winery was founded nearly two decades ago by husband-and-wife team Len and Marisa Crispino. They had been living as expats in Italy, and fell in love with Amarone wines from the ...

You will see the word appassimento writ large on an increasing number of wine labels. It refers to wines made from grapes that have been dried for an extended period before being pressed and the juice ...