Palio del Recioto e dell'Amarone
Wed 28 March 2018
The event “Palio del Recioto e dell’Amarone” reaches its 66th edition this year and, according to tradition, Recchia will take part in this historic appointment, which is dedicated to all those who love the Valpolicella wines.
The inauguration will take place on Saturday, 31st March when many food and wine stands will open to the public and the music will liven the streets up. The Palio del Recioto e dell’Amarone will continue on Sunday, 1st April and Monday, 2nd April with a program rich in food and wine, cultural and sport events.
During these days, the Recchia winery will be pleased to let you taste its Valpolicella wines belonging to “Masùa di Jago”. This is the traditional line produced with the grapes growing on the hill called “Masùa”, which separates the two historic villages of the Valpolicella: Negrar and Marano. These wines are characterized by a unique freshness and naturalness.
Below you can find all the information concerning the Valpolicella wines of the Recchia winery that you will taste during the Palio del Recioto e dell’Amarone.
Valpolicella D.o.c. Classico: the timeless Valpolicella Classico. A medium-bodied wine with a moderate alcoholic content. It surprises for the modernity of its young taste. The grapes are harvested when they have reached full maturity, in order to obtain their well known fruity fragrance. This wine is ideal for all occasions.
Valpolicella D.o.c. Classico Superiore: this wine presents a balanced character, a medium body and a moderate alcoholic content. A bright ruby red wine with a fruity, elegant, spicy bouquet. The taste is pleasantly sapid and harmonic. It matches with first courses, white and red meats, salami.
Valpolicella Ripasso D.o.c. Classico Superiore: The Amarone, the king of the Valpolicella wines, gives much of its special characteristics to this wine. The Valpolicella Classico Superiore is refermented on the Amarone skins. It is a full-bodied and complex wine with an excellent balance between alcoholic content and acidity. A refined wine, ideal with roasts, red meats and aged cheese.
Amarone della Valpolicella D.o.c.g. Classico: A notably complex wine with a great structure. The grapes are harvested and slowly dried in suitable dry rooms. They are then softly pressed and left on the lees to obtain its full colour. The wine is matured in oak barrels and then left to age in the bottle. A unique wine perfect for those special occasions.
Recioto della Valpolicella D.o.c.g. Classico: Recioto is a full-bodied, complex, sweet red wine which leaves the pallet with a pleasant taste. It is ideal for desserts. It has a long history. The wine "Retico" was the first wine of Valpolicella. In the second Century A.D. the wine was known by the Romans. The emperor Augustus drank the wine. Five hundred years later Cassiodoro, the minister of King Teodorico, wrote "a pure wine with a royal colour, a special taste with great sweetness and a fantastic bouquet."
Moreover, you can taste the Recioto della Valpolicella which will participate in the traditional competition.
During the Palio del Recioto e dell’Amarone you can also come and visit us at our wine shop, where you could taste all our wines. Recchia winery will be open on Saturday, 31 March from 8.30 to 12.30 in the morning and from 2.00 to 7.00 in the afternoon and on Monday, 2nd April from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm.
The Palio del Recioto e dell’Amarone represent the perfect location for all those who want to have fun while drinking a good glass of red wine.
We wait for you!!
For any further information, do not hesitate to contact us!