Verona's Best Kept Amarone Wine Secret in Valpantena

In this episode of "Italian Wine Travel" Stevie Kim takes a tour of the Costa Arènte winery in Valpolicella and discovers the secrets behind the region's famous Amarone wine. Today she is at Costa Arènte in Valpantena (Valpolicella), speaking with Antonella Imborgia, marketing manager, and Giovanni Casati, chief winemaker and agronomist. 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. -------------------------------------------- To learn more about the Costa Arente winery visit: https://www.costarente.it/en/the-area -------------------------------------------- MammaJumboShrimp is a podcast, a book and a wine school - and so much more!! We love to eat, drink and travel, seeking out the very best that Italy has to offer! Check out our "On the Road Special Editions" hosted by Stevie Kim, as well as our regular conversations with some of Italy’s most interesting wine personalities and producers. Find out more at: www.italianwinepodcast.com https://www.italianwineacademy.org/ https://justdothework.it/