Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cathrine Todd is a New York City-based writer who focuses on wine. Amarone della Valpolicella is a unique style of wine created ...

In the hills north of the fair city of Verona is one of Italy's grandest treasures, a wine steeped in history but with a modern twist - Amarone Valpolicella. Amarone is produced by the ancient Roman ...

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 ...

Appassimento: Italian term for drying harvested grapes, traditionally on bamboo racks or straw mats, for a few weeks up to several months to concentrate the sugars and flavors. This process is used in ...

Judging by the recent flurry of releases, first from Ontario (see the February 15th release) and now from Italy, appassimento wines – made from grapes partially dried before fermentation – are a hot ...

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 ...