Wine

Rich, age-worthy Touriga Nacional is Portugal’s great (dry) red specialty. And if you love Cabernet Sauvignon – especially the ripe, lush-bodied type – it’s a grape you’ve got to try. This one comes from 15th-generation winemaker Alvaro van Zeller, whose family has been famously crafting wines – namely Port – since 1715. Today though, the…

Amarone della Valpolicella is “one of the most unique and noble red wines in the world,” writes The Wine Advocate. As adoring fans already know, Amarone is also Italy’s richest red. The secret behind its full-bodied, complex flavors is the art of air-drying grapes (the Italians call it appassimento). Cantina Valpolicella Negrar lies in the…

Northern Italy’s village of Valpolicella is famed for its iconic, opulent Amarone. But in local cafes and with dinner at home, you’ll find fresh young ‘Veronese’ reds like this in everyone’s glass. Bartolomeo Lorenzi ‘Rosso Veronese’ is crafted by Daniele Accordini, a hugely talented, well-respected oenologist in the region. He’s the head winemaker at Cantina…

Valpolicella is famed for its iconic Amarone – aka, Italy’s richest, most opulent (and pricey) red. The region’s ripasso wine is a sumptuous alternative that’s a bit easier on the wallet, and local maestro Daniele Accordini makes some of the finest we’ve tasted. Little wonder – he’s head winemaker at Cantina di Negrar, the famed estate…

Valpolicella is famed for its iconic Amarone—aka, Italy’s richest, most opulent (and pricey) red. The region’s ripasso wine is a sumptuous alternative that’s a bit easier on the wallet, and local maestro Daniele Accordini makes some of the finest we’ve tasted. Little wonder—he’s head winemaker at Cantina di Negrar, the famed estate credited with creating…