{"id":114,"date":"2012-07-17T21:40:36","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T21:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/?p=114"},"modified":"2018-11-12T21:42:46","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T20:42:46","slug":"2011-amarone-grapes-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/2011-amarone-grapes-ready","title":{"rendered":"2011 Amarone grapes ready"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-855\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-855 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/25112011183-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Boxes full of dried grapes for Amrone waiting to be squeezed.\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/25112011183-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/25112011183-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/25112011183-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/25112011183.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/488;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boxes full of dried grapes for Amrone waiting to be squeezed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Due to the <strong>early harvest<\/strong> caused by the exceptionally <strong>hot Summer<\/strong> 2011, and to the also exceptionally <strong>warm<\/strong> and <strong>dry<\/strong> <strong>October<\/strong>, after only two months of drying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/wines\/amarone\/\"><strong>Amarone<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/wines\/recioto\/\"><strong>Recioto<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/wines\/amarone\/grape-varietals\/\"><strong>grapes<\/strong><\/a> are now ready to be squeezed and fermented.<\/p>\n<p>Of course this is not a decision that a winery can take on its own. According to the strict <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaronetours.it\/wines\/amarone\/amarone-production-regulations\/\"><strong>DOCG regulations<\/strong><\/a>, it is the <strong>Valpolicella Consortium<\/strong> that sets the minimum requirements for any step in the process of <strong>Amarone wine making<\/strong>. And this happens also for those parameters that are subject to variations such as <strong>harvest<\/strong>, <strong>drying<\/strong>, etc. A wine maker then can decide to dry grapes longer, but not shorter.<\/p>\n<p>For 2011 vintage, the Valpolicella Consortium allowed to squeeze grapes for Amarone from <strong>November 15th<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to the early harvest caused by the exceptionally hot Summer 2011, and to the also exceptionally warm and dry October, after only two months of drying, Amarone and Recioto grapes are now ready to be squeezed and fermented. Of course this is not a decision that a winery can take on its own. 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