Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2018 NO UPC His family grew Albarino here

His family grew Albarino here for generations before bottling their own in 2006

Each vintage captures a specific moment: local microflora

Liguria barely makes enough wine to export

with sweet whiskey undertones

but a few growers have figured out it's also outstanding ground for Sauvignon Blanc

Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2018 NO UPC His family grew Albarino hereQuintarelli only bottles Amarone in vintages the family judges exceptional; in other years those same dried grapes become Rosso del Bepi instead, so a 2018 Amarone is itself the news. The blend is roughly 55% Corvina and Corvinone with 30% Rondinella and a final 15% of Cabernet, Nebbiolo, Croatina and Sangiovese, dried for months on racks in the ventilated loft above the family's house in Negrar before being crushed in the depths of winter.