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Amarone della Valpolicella

Amarone della Valpolicella is a DOCG (controlled and guaranteed designation of origin) wine made in the province of Verona. The main grapes are Corvina and/or Corvinone (45 to 95%) and Rondinella (5 to 30%). The rules allow 4 types.

Category
DOCG
Provinces
Verona
Maximum yield
12 t/ha
Minimum alcohol
14% vol
Recognised
DOC 1968 · DOCG 2010

Grapes: Amarone della Valpolicella

The grapes allowed in the base wine and the shares set by the production rules.

  • Corvina and/or Corvinone45 to 95%
  • Rondinella5 to 30%
  • other red-berried varietiesnon-aromatic, permitted in the province of Verona, up to 15% with a maximum of 10% for any single variety; the rest, up to 10% in total, only from Italian native red-berried varietiesup to 25%

Wine types

Type names are given as they appear on the label.

TypeStyleMinimum alcoholMinimum ageing
Amarone della ValpolicellaRed14% vol2 yearsat least two years from 1 January following the vintage year; the minimum of 14% vol is actual alcohol
Amarone della Valpolicella ClassicoRed14% vol2 yearsat least two years from 1 January following the vintage year
Amarone della Valpolicella ValpantenaRed14% vol2 yearsat least two years from 1 January following the vintage year
Amarone della Valpolicella RiservaRed14% vol4 yearsat least 4 years from 1 November of the harvest year

Production area

Map of the Amarone della Valpolicella production area in Veneto
Shaded: the 19 Veneto municipalities the production rules name, wholly or in part. Explore it on the interactive map

The zone includes, in whole or in part, the municipalities listed; the Classico zone includes Negrar, Marano, Fumane, Sant'Ambrogio and San Pietro in Cariano, while the Valpantena has its own boundary described in the text.

19 municipalities in the province of Verona, wholly or in part:

  • Marano
  • Fumane
  • Negrar
  • Sant'Ambrogio
  • San Pietro in Cariano
  • Dolcè
  • Verona
  • San Martino Buon Albergo
  • Lavagno
  • Mezzane
  • Tregnago
  • Illasi
  • Colognola ai Colli
  • Cazzano di Tramigna
  • Grezzana
  • Pescantina
  • Cerro Veronese
  • San Mauro di Saline
  • Montecchia di Crosara

Subzones and label terms

  • Classico
  • Valpantena

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Sources

  1. Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste (2023). Disciplinare di produzione della denominazione di origine controllata e garantita dei vini "Amarone della Valpolicella". Testo consolidato, ultima modifica: DM 3 agosto 2023.
  2. Consorzio per la Tutela dei Vini Valpolicella (2026). Consorzio tutela Vini Valpolicella: il Consorzio, i numeri, il territorio, i vini. Sito ufficiale del Consorzio, consultato il 4 novembre 2026.
  3. Consorzio per la Tutela dei Vini Valpolicella (2026). Schede delle annate 1991-2022. Documento PDF di 33 pagine pubblicato sul sito del Consorzio.
  4. Bellincontro, A., D'Onofrio, C., Accordini, D., Tosi, E., & Mencarelli, F. (2016). Management of postharvest grape withering to optimise the aroma of the final wine: A case study on Amarone. Food Chemistry, 213, 378-387; manoscritto d'autore nell'archivio istituzionale dell'Università di Pisa.

Official texts are in Italian. Checked on 2026-11-03.

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