Bitter wine
There is a song called “Bitter wine”, but I’m not going to tell you about the song. The topic of this blog is a wine called Amarone, one of Italy’s reason of pride on the European marquet. Amarone, officially called Amarone della Valpolicella Classico is perfect for the wine drinkers that seek a sense of ripe, fruit, power, roundness and adventure in their red wines. That is the combination that makes Amarone so popular these days.
To produce an Amarone, a winemaker takes the harvested grapes and lays 
them on a straw mat, often in an attic or other warm room. The grapes then dry over the course of several months creating a raisiny flavour that is a distinctive character. The name of Amarone comes from the italian word “amaro”, which means “bitter”. However, tasting Amarone, you may notice a sweet edge to it that can be explained in the concentrated sugars that grapes pick up during the drying process.
So, Amarone is not entirely bitter, it is a sweet wine too. Or is it? Bitter and sweet in the same time? (that should be really interesting to taste, don’t you agree?) I wondered and wondered how can it be, but the fact is that its taste, color and aroma are fully explained by the way it is obtained. And that is not all I figured. Remember the story about the two lovers in Verona who ended so tragically? Yes, that’s the one: “Romeo and Juliet”. Sweet bitter tale isn’t it? Guess in what province of Italy is Amarone produced.
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