Corvina Flashcards
1
Q
Characteristics
A
- Low to medium tannins
- High acidity
- Red fruit flavours (red cherry, red plum)
2
Q
Appassimento
A
It involves picking the grapes and drying them indoors to concentrate their sugars
3
Q
Valpolicella, Italy
Regions
A
Valpoilcella DOC
* Light body
Valpoilcella Classico DOC
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
* Dry to off-dry red wine
* Full body
* High alcohol (15%)
* High tannins
* Pronounced flavours of fresh fruit (red cherry) and dried fruit (prunes, rasions, figs)
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
* Sweet red wine made from partially dried grapes
* Using Appassimento method
