Name:  Valpolicella Ripasso

Wine Style:  Red Wine

Producer:  Bussola

Appellation:  Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy

Grape Varietal:  35% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 30% Rondinella, 5% Molinara

Practices:  Natural Winemaking, Organic Farming

Price (per bottle):  $32

Tasting Notes:  Macerated blackberry, seasoned oak barrels, ginger, nutmeg, blueberry, dark chocolate, clove, tobacco, black cherry, plum like acidity.

Food Pairing:  Duck, grilled ribeye steaks, bbq’d, glazed or smoked meats, braised short ribs, roasted mushrooms, aged soft cheeses, dark fruit desserts, cheese desserts, chocolate, Moroccan cuisine.

Fun Facts:  Valpolicella is not only a wine region in Italy, it’s also a style of wine much like Champagne or Beaujolais.  There are 5 different styles of Valpolicella (Classico, Classico Superiore, Ripasso, Amarone, Recioto) ranging in light to full-bodied and sweet.  The latter styles utilize a grape drying method prior to the winemaking process, resulting in more depth, richness, spice and sweetness in the wine.  This wine (Valpolicella Ripasso) utilizes a mixture of both whole harvested grapes and dried grapes in the winemaking process creating a complex wine that marries with a variety of foods.

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