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Appassimento

Laying grapes on racks or in ventilated lofts for weeks or months so water evaporates. Produces both dry Amarone and sweet Recioto and passito wines.

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Passito Concentration

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Fermentation Malolactic conversion Diacetyl Must Maceration Carbonic maceration Whole-bunch fermentation Destemming

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