> I looked it up, there is a DOGC Recioto di Soave which is white, like plain > old > Soave. Like Roman said, all Recioto is made from the "ears" of grape bunches, > and they are dried before being pressed, frequently affected by moderate noble > rot. The "moderate noble rot" is for real men, not for cheese-challenged simians of Taos. RT > Tim wrote: >> >> The only reciato I've had was Amarone, and that was a pretty >> intensely flavored red wine. Not something to go with a simple meal. >> Are there white reciotos as well? > > Reciotto di Valpolicella Amarone is the DOC (or Italtian legal) name of the > wine. The intense flavor comes from the fact that it is made from the outer > grapes which are dried or "raisened" before being crushed. My understanding is > that the Amarone name probably comes from Vaio Amaron, the name of the > vineyard > originally owned by Serego Alighieri, a member of Dante Alighieri's family. > I've > never had this wine but it sounds like a wonderful Italian red. I doubt that > it > comes in white. > > Regards, > Craig
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