Local Wine Events

Event ID #255289

Event Details

Linden says: One of my most profound wine experiences took place in Pizzeria Grottino, in Arosa Switzerland. Dominic and I were on a bit of a road trip and met with Werner, the proprietor. A successful restaurateur and avid wine enthusiast, Werner made the mistake of letting us into the cellar. I spied the Quintarelli. Rare and hen’s teeth, I’d only tried a couple of Quintarelli’s Recioto della Valpolicella before, and really liked them, but I’d never tried one of his Amarones. A brief look of regret came over Werner’s face, but in a generous spirit, he opened a 1990 Amarone Riserva. My initially brief tasting note perched up on the pizza service counter began to run to paragraphs as wave after wave of aroma, flavour and texture enveloped me. A few short years and several trips later and Werner’s stash has been depleted, the notion for this tasting was born.

Amarone is in any case a special wine – semi-dried Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara lead to a potent, aromatic, bittersweet flavoured wine, the Italians would call vino di meditazione. After falling in love with Quintarelli’s Amarone I did a lot of meditating.

If you’ve tried one, I’m sure you’ll be tempted by this event. If you haven’t you should either buy one and meditate, or for about the same price, join me for this vertical: 1998 (the current release!), 1997, 1995 Riserva, 1993, 1991, 1990 Riserva, 1988, 1985, 1983, 1981 Riserva, 1979 Riserva, 1977 Riserva, 1975, and 1971.