Amarone della Valpolicella is widely recognized as one of Italy's most powerful and iconic red wines since it was first produced in the 1950s (many people are surprised to learn that Amarone as we ...

The creation of Amarone is one of the wine world’s great accidents, ranking right up there with the unintended secondary ...

Amarone is a unique Italian expression of red wine based on a complex winemaking technique. It's also a versatile partner for food. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event ...

250 years deserves a celebration, right? When you are Masi, one of the most renowned producers in the Verona area, you need to pull out all the stops for an event such as this, not the least of which ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. While many Amarone producers send their wine to market after two years of ...

Amarone has a reputation as the big bad boy of the wine world – rich, powerful and alcoholic, a wine without subtlety or elegance. It is hugely popular in Scandinavia, Germany and the US where those ...

A visit to the venerable house of Masi in Valpolicella, which was celebrating its 250th anniversary, provided proof that quality amarone ages very well. We tasted 35 wines, some single vineyard, ...

It’s said that the second greatest mistake (just behind the origin of Champagne) in winemaking occurred when winemakers in Valpolicella were attempting to make sweet wine from dried grapes and ended ...

Amarone is a lush, robust red with a hint of sweetness that makes it a great choice for the festive meal The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something ...

I DON’T KNOW many chefs who care as much about wine as they do about food. Mario Carlino, a native of Calabria and the chef-owner of Divina Ristorante in Caldwell, N.J., is one of the few. Most of the ...