Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella 2020 SF Chronicle In the cellar

In the cellar

or of course in a margarita

bottled at 80 Proof

Grains de Celles is the flagship: Pinot Noir with Chardonnay and a full quarter Pinot Blanc

Harmonious Mineral Barolo with Scents of flowers and delicate spice

Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella 2020 SF Chronicle In the cellarAmarone starts with patience: after harvest the grapes are laid out on traditional bamboo racks and left to dry for around 100 days, shriveling until everything in them is concentrated. The Tommasi family have been doing this in Valpolicella since 1902, when Giacomo Tommasi bought his first vineyard, and they released their first Amarone in 1959. Four generations later this remains their calling card, a Corvina led red built for the cold months. It is