I have given up my search for a 95 pasqua amarone and am now simply
trying to find some alternatives. I have tried the 97 pasqua and a 95
tommasi. Neither are as good as the 95 pasqua in my opinion but both
where very good. Any other recomendations would be apprtiated. Also,
opinions on best vintage for amarone? I have read where some say 95 is
the best since 83 and some say 97 is the best since 83.


Thanks,

Alan

Planning a light summer repast, are we

wrote:
> I have given up my search for a 95 pasqua amarone and am now simply
> trying to find some alternatives. I have tried the 97 pasqua and a 95
> tommasi. Neither are as good as the 95 pasqua in my opinion but both
> where very good. Any other recomendations would be apprtiated. Also,
> opinions on best vintage for amarone? I have read where some say 95 is
> the best since 83 and some say 97 is the best since 83.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan

ha scritto:

> I have given up my search for a 95 pasqua amarone and am now simply
> trying to find some alternatives. I have tried the 97 pasqua and a 95
> tommasi. Neither are as good as the 95 pasqua in my opinion but both
> where very good. Any other recomendations would be apprtiated. Also,
> opinions on best vintage for amarone? I have read where some say 95 is
> the best since 83 and some say 97 is the best since 83.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan

1995 and 1997 are both classified as excellent vintages, such as 1998
and 2000. However, being in Italy, I would say that generally speaking
1997 and 2000 were quite hot summers, originatin bold wines... adding
to Amarone's boldness...
Among other producers in the mid-price range, I like Roberto Mazzi,
while I would avoid Speri. Clearly top Amarone names would be
Quintarelli, Dal Forno and so on...

ciao

bacca

Thanks for the recomendations. I will give Mazzi a try. Can I ask what
your fellings are about Pasqu as a producer? I had never heard of them
until I tried thier 95 amarone in a resteraunt at a waiters suggestion.
Definitely one of the top 3 wines I've ever had. I'm just wondering why
I had never heard of them before. Even now I don't hear thier name
mentioned much.

Alan

ha scritto:

> Thanks for the recomendations. I will give Mazzi a try. Can I ask what
> your fellings are about Pasqu as a producer? I had never heard of them
> until I tried thier 95 amarone in a resteraunt at a waiters suggestion.
> Definitely one of the top 3 wines I've ever had. I'm just wondering why
> I had never heard of them before. Even now I don't hear thier name
> mentioned much.
>
> Alan

Pasqua is one of the 20 leading Italian wine producers, with nearly 20
million bottles produced/year. I actually don't remember having tried
any of its wines. However, in Italy you can find very easily its
products in super/hypermarkets (not amarone, obviously) and he
generates large volumes of mid-priced basic bottles (Valpolicella,
Soave). I know he has some product lines "cru", and surely the quality
this production is good, but as far as I know he is not standing out
for the quality of his amarone.
I think that you don't hear Pasqua name in the newsgroup because it is
a bit considered a "large volumes ~ mid-price ~ mid-quality" kind of
proposition.

ciao

bacca

Thank you for the feedback. If I liked thier amarone so much and they
are mid-quality, then I am really excited to try some of the higher
quality amarones. I should really like them.


Alan