BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20241115T000000Z DTEND:20241115T013000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Raisins Into Gold: Amarone - Waterford Wine & Spirits DESCRIPTION:Amarone is Italy's superstar. And has been for 2000 years.\n\nFamous for a method known as appassimento "drying of the grapes" Amarone delivers wines of extraordinary body\, complexity\, and concentration. Bottles of great Amarone are like the greatest loves. You remember them all your life.\n\nIn the nineteenth century\, powerful red wines from the Veneto made from the juice of half-dried grapes were referred to by a Paris auction catalogue as the "Supreme Wines of Italy" and "better than any Bordeaux or Hermitage." Records of these kinds of wines trace back through the ship manifests of Sixteenth-century Venice\, all the way to the Latin poet Catullus\, who wrote about "the wine called Acinaticum\," which was made by drying grapes "until their juices turned delicately sweet."\n\nMore than 2\,000 years later\, this expensive and painstaking way to make wine is how Amarone is made. Grapes are selected and transported to the winery in single layers\, dried and monitored to prevent rot (producing half the juice they have the capacity to render)\, and aged for years before release.\n\nWaterford would love to show you what Amarone is all about! Join them\, and they'll explore the Valpolicella region and the specific kinds of grapes that make Amarone\, as well as the stylistic variations on how the wine is made. And because they're Waterford\, you'll taste great bottles of Amarone. The supreme wines of Italy. The kinds of wines you'll remember all your life.\n\n \n\nWines to be tasted:\n\n2017 Vigneti di Ettore Valpolicella $18\n\n2016 Tenuta Sant' Antonio Vapolicella Ripasso Mont Garbi $25\n\n2014 Allegrini Amarone $90\n\n2015 Luigi Righetti Amarone Classico Capitel Roari $55\n\n2015 Speri Valpolicella Classico Sant Urbano $40\n\n2012 Pra Amarone Della Valpolicella $70\n\n2015 Zenato Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico $70\n\n2018 Cavalchina Bianco di Custoza $18\n\n2015 Mazzi Valpolicella Classico Superiore Poiega $40\n\n2013 Tenuta Santa Maria Amarone Reserva 2013 $100\n\n \n\nThis wine list is representative of tastings in the past. Please stay tuned for an updated list. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Amarone is Italy&rsquo\;s superstar. And has been for 2000 years.
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Famous for a method known as appassimento&mdash\;&rdquo\;drying of the grapes&rdquo\;&mdash\;Amarone delivers wines of extraordinary body\, complexity\, and concentration. Bottles of great Amarone are like the greatest loves. You remember them all your life.
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In the nineteenth century\, powerful red wines from the Veneto made from the juice of half-dried grapes were referred to by a Paris auction catalogue as the &ldquo\;Supreme Wines of Italy&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;better than any Bordeaux or Hermitage.&rdquo\; Records of these kinds of wines trace back through the ship manifests of Sixteenth-century Venice\, all the way to the Latin poet Catullus\, who wrote about &ldquo\;the wine called Acinaticum\,&rdquo\; which was made by drying grapes &ldquo\;until their juices turned delicately sweet.&rdquo\;
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More than 2\,000 years later\, this expensive and painstaking way to make wine is how Amarone is made. Grapes are selected and transported to the winery in single layers\, dried and monitored to prevent rot (producing half the juice they have the capacity to render)\, and aged for years before release.
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Waterford would love to show you what Amarone is all about! Join them\, and they&rsquo\;ll explore the Valpolicella region and the specific kinds of grapes that make Amarone\, as well as the stylistic variations on how the wine is made. And because they&rsquo\;re Waterford\, you&rsquo\;ll taste great bottles of Amarone. The supreme wines of Italy. The kinds of wines you&rsquo\;ll remember all your life.
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Wines to be tasted:
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2017 Vigneti di Ettore Valpolicella $18
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2016 Tenuta Sant&rsquo\; Antonio Vapolicella Ripasso Mont Garbi $25
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2014 Allegrini Amarone $90
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2015 Luigi Righetti Amarone Classico Capitel Roari $55
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2015 Speri Valpolicella Classico Sant Urbano $40
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2012 Pra Amarone Della Valpolicella $70
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2015 Zenato Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico $70
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2018 Cavalchina Bianco di Custoza $18
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2015 Mazzi Valpolicella Classico Superiore Poiega $40
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2013 Tenuta Santa Maria Amarone Reserva 2013 $100
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This wine list is representative of tastings in the past. Please stay tuned for an updated list.
\n LOCATION:Waterford Wine & Spirits 6227 McKee Rd\, Fitchburg\, WI UID:e.1970.6348 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260430T054139Z URL:https://business.fitchburgchamber.com/events/details/raisins-into-gold-amarone-waterford-wine-spirits-6348 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR