Veneto - Valpolicella - Grape varieties
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What are the black grape varieties of Valpolicella?
- Corvina veronese
- Corvinone
- Rondinella
- Molinara
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Corvinone grape variety in Valpolicella blends?
- Gives tannins, it dries well.
- Ripens unevenly, picking bunch by bunch, adding to cost
- not related to Corvina V.
Rondinella is found in Valpolicella blends, for which styles of wines and what does it contribute?
- Very reliable and productive variety can grow on a range of soils.
- It has good disease resistance (and therefore is good for drying) but is prone to esca.
- Neutral wines with light, simple cherry fruit.
- It accumulates sugar very fast and so is useful for Recioto (see below).
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Molinara black variety is important in blends in Veneto, which blends and what does it contribute?
- In Valpolicella and Bardolino (40%)
- High yields, but pale colour (market demands deeper colour)
- Contributes: acidity, red berries, lightness
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