Choose your Amarone wine

Explore Amarone della Valpolicella at Great Wines Direct, with Italian red wines from Sartori, Bertani, Ca’Rugate, Roccolo Grassi and La Collina dei Ciliegi. Choose by flavour and texture as well as producer: ripe berries and refreshing acidity, savoury raisined fruit and spice, or a deeper dark-fruit and chocolate style. Compare the individual wines below to find an Amarone for your meal, gift or occasion.

Which Amarone should you choose?

For ripe berries and bright acidity: consider Sartori Amarone Classico DOCG 2021. Its blackcurrant, raspberry and dried-herb notes meet full-bodied fruit and a lingering finish. We recommend it when you want richness with a lively edge.

For Morello cherry and spice: try La Collina dei Ciliegi Amarone 2020. Delicate leathery nuances, enveloping tannins and a long, balanced finish give another expression of this full-bodied style.

For savoury raisined fruit: compare Ca’Rugate Punta 470 Amarone 2021, with its warm, spicy-pepper character, against the gamey, restrained elegance and raisiny red fruit of Ca’Rugate Amarone 2023.

For concentrated dark fruit and chocolate: explore Roccolo Grassi Amarone 2016 or its 2019 vintage. Both listings describe a rich, multilayered mix of ripe dark berries, raisined fruit and dark chocolate. Compare the bottle details rather than assuming the vintages will drink identically.

Is Amarone a sweet wine?

Ripe-fruit flavours are not the same thing as sweetness. For a distinctly dry expression in this selection, consider Bertani Amarone Classico 2005. Its notes combine cherry, plum, dried fruit, tea, liquorice and spice with a velvety vanilla finish. For a different Bertani expression, Amarone Valpantena 2022 offers blackberry, sweet-cherry, mint and spice notes in a dry style.

Our Amarone food-pairing recommendations

We recommend slow-cooked beef, richly savoury mushroom dishes and mature hard cheeses as starting points. Match the wine’s structure to the richness and seasoning of the dish: concentrated dark-fruit styles suit a substantial meal, while brighter, berry-led expressions provide a different balance. Follow bottle-specific serving and breathing advice rather than using one decanting rule for every vintage.

Buying Amarone for a gift or special meal

Check vintage, bottle size, current price and availability on each product page. The range includes 75cl bottles and a La Collina dei Ciliegi 2019 magnum, 150cl. When considering older Bertani vintages, ask about bottle condition and serving guidance before choosing: age alone does not guarantee a particular drinking experience. Choose the wine for the recipient’s taste and the occasion, not just the date on the label.