The classic Italian job; fresh and tangy for easy drinking.
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Red
Official Name
If you’re looking for a red to wash down cheeses, cold meats, pizza or tomato sauces and ragu this is for you. Valpolicella is a lighter style red with cherry flavours and high acidity which cuts through the fat in cheese and meats and stands up to those tomatoes. It comes from Northern Italy, from the Veneto region, and it often has a ‘rustic’ edge which can make it less smooth and more tangy.
Things you should know
Top Tip: You get what you pay for, the more you spend the less rustic!
Specific Food Match: Simple dishes like a sharing platter of cold meats and cheeses, or tomatoe based pasta sauces and pizzas.