Salvaterra Amarone della Valpolicella

Vineyard location/ type of soil: tuffaceous    with white clay.  

Grape variety: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara

Alcohol content: 15%

Winemaking process: Grapes are harvested ripe in the first two weeks of October. Grapes are allowed to dry. This process is called appassimento or rasinate (to dry and  shrivel)

Aging/refining: The ageing process takes place in wooden barrels, traditionally in oak casks .