Agricola La Bionda ss

In Marano di Valpolicella, in one of the most renowned valleys of the Verona province, Agricola La Bionda works with two top denominations, both built on the appassimento method. Amarone della Valpolicella is the structured red that requires at least twenty-four months of aging; Recioto della Valpolicella is its sweet counterpart, available as both a passito and a sparkling wine. At their core lies the same trio of typical grapes from the nineteen municipalities of the area—Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, and Rondinella—which the company takes in two opposite directions: the powerful dryness of Amarone and the controlled sweetness of Recioto. It's a diptych that shows the full potential of Veronese appassimento when starting with homogeneous raw material. The winery opens its doors to visitors for tastings and direct experiences: it's worth stopping to taste Amarone and Recioto in sequence and grasp, in the same afternoon, how two such different wines can originate from the same grapes.

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