Veneto

Italy

Home of Amarone della Valpolicella — dried-grape reds from the hills above Verona on the WineFortune index

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Wines tracked
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Veneto is a wine region in north-eastern Italy, stretching from Lake Garda to the Adriatic, and home to some of the country's best-known appellations. On WineFortune the region's coverage is focused: we track one wine here, from one producer, within the sub-region of Amarone della Valpolicella.

The reds of Valpolicella rest on Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella. For Amarone the grapes are dried for months after harvest — the appassimento method — which concentrates the fruit and yields a full-bodied, still red wine. Amarone della Valpolicella holds Italy's top designation, DOCG, and the Classico zone covers the historic hillside vineyards north-west of Verona.

The wine tracked here is Allegrini, Amarone della Valpolicella, Classico Fieramonte Amarone. Its WineFortune index median stands at €200 per 75 cl bottle, built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days. The WineFortune Premium Selection holds one vintage from this region.

Facts

Key grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Style
Still red, appassimento (dried-grape)
Designation
DOCG (Amarone della Valpolicella)
Climate
Continental, moderated by Lake Garda and the pre-Alps
Producer tracked
Allegrini
Index median
€200 per 75 cl (WineFortune index, 90 days)

Producers

By the 90-day WineFortune index median

Medians are the 90-day WineFortune index per 75cl, ex VAT, built from WineFortune trades and listings. Wines without a trade or listing are tracked but not indexed.

Wines from Veneto

Questions

What does WineFortune track in Veneto?

Coverage is focused on one wine from one producer: Allegrini, Amarone della Valpolicella, Classico Fieramonte Amarone, in the Amarone della Valpolicella sub-region. The wine is tracked and indexed, and is listed in the WineFortune shop.

What is Amarone della Valpolicella?

Amarone is a full-bodied, still red wine from the Valpolicella hills near Verona. Harvested grapes — chiefly Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella — are dried for months before fermentation, the appassimento method, concentrating flavour and body. The wine holds Italy's top designation, DOCG, and the Classico zone marks the historic hillside vineyards.

How is the Veneto price on this page calculated?

The figure is the WineFortune index median per 75 cl bottle, built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days. For Veneto it stands at €200, reflecting the Allegrini Fieramonte Amarone tracked here. It is not a valuation from any outside merchant or exchange.

Does the WineFortune Premium Selection hold wine from Veneto?

Yes. The WineFortune Premium Selection holds one vintage from this region. This is stated as a holding fact only; it is not a recommendation or investment advice.