Passito
Intermediate Wine Styles & Typespah-SEE-toh
Definition
Italian wine made from partially dried grapes.
In Depth
The appassimento technique dries grapes after harvest, concentrating sugars and flavors. Amarone della Valpolicella is the most famous passito wine — a dry, powerful red. Recioto is its sweet counterpart. The technique is used throughout Italy for both sweet and dry wines. Passito wines are intense, with high alcohol and dried fruit character.
Details
- Category
- Wine Styles & Types
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Pronunciation
- pah-SEE-toh