WE FOUND A RIPASSO FOR $12… THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

As part of a well known historic Veronese winery, Pasqua wines was looking to acquire more vineyards and increase their investments. Cecilia Beretta estate was founded in the 1980’s in the wine village of Valpolicella.

 

Ripasso is known as “baby amarone” and tends to be less expensive than Amarone because in a nutshell the leftover grapes used to make amarone are “repassed” to make ripasso. You are essentially getting the same quality of grapes but just using the pomace of the grapes used for amarone a second time to get the most out of it to make the Ripasso.  I explain the whole process in this episode and go into detail as I pour a glass to try this one out from Trader Joe’s.

 

Tune in now to get all the details on the producer, the process of making amarone and ripasso and see if you are intrigued to pick this one up at your local Trader Joe’s.

 

Cheers Sip & Grow Fam! Hope you enjoy this one.

 

1:15 - Trader Joe’s journey

1:55 - Italian Classifications 101

3:35 - Valpolicella

5:10 - $12 ripasso

5:45 - Difference between ripasso & amarone

7:30 - “Appassimento”

8:00 - Two ways of drying the grapes

9:45 - Control the mold

10:50 - “Baby amarone”

12:50 - Re-passed grapes

14:20 - Open the bottle of wine

15:35 - Valentine’s Day

18:35 - Olfactory analysis

19:45 - Tasting notes

 

Today’s wine: 2021 Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore Cecilia Beretta $12

(Bought at Trader Joe’s)

 

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