Sagrantino Passito in Umbria

LEARNING ABOUT WINE: Appassimento

October 20, 2026October 10, 2026 by Mitch RABINOWITZ

During appassimento, the grape remains biologically active.

Categories Wine Tags Amarone, Appassimento, Botrytis cinerea, Botrytized, Corvina, Corvina clusters, Corvinone, Drying, Fermentation, futtaio, Glycerol, grapes, LEARNING ABOUT WINE, Rondinella, Sagrantino Passito in Umbria, sweet wines made from Moscato on Pantelleria, Valpolicella, Vin Santo in Tuscany, wine Leave a comment

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