Valpolicella & Passito / Ripasso method

Question 1

What is the main grape grown in Valpolicella?

Answer 1

Corvina

Question 2

Name 4 other local grapes grown here?

Answer 2

Corvione, Rondinella, Molinara, Oselata

Question 3

What is the method used when making passito wines?

Answer 3

Picked early and dried indoors

Question 4

What characters are found in Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG (sweetness, alcohol, tannin)?

Answer 4

Dry - off-dry, high alcohol, medium-high tannin

Question 5

What is the difference between a Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG and a Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG?

Answer 5

The Recioto version have so sweet berries that the fermentation stops naturally

Question 6

What method is used when making ripasso wines?

Answer 6

Skins from a Amarone della Valpolicella are added to a Valpolicella that has finished fermentation. This to start fermentation again with sugar and yeast from the skins

Question 7

What characters does the ripasso method give to the finished wine (colour, flavour, tannin)?

Answer 7

More colour, flavour, tannin

Question 8

What is a wine made with the ripasso method labeled as?

Answer 8

Valpolicella Ripasso DOC