1. Famiglia Pasqua IGT: Passimento Veneto Vino Passito Secco (14%) Pasqua/Verona 2010: Very dark color; very intense grapey/boysenberry/overripe/late hrvsty bit alcoholic slight chocolaty/earthy nose; very soft/fat/porky intense grapey/late hrvsty/pruney/chocolaty/boysenberry light dusty/earthy bit coarse/rustic flavor w/ light ripe tannins; very long very strong grapey/chocolaty/boysenberry/Amarone/overripe/late hrvsty some alcoholic finish w/ some ripe tannins; pretty much like most Amarones. $14.00 (KK)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. One blogger reports:
The Appassimento Technique
The awesome thing about these wines is they’re made by the “appassimento technique”. This technique is unique to Pasqua wines. In this process, the grapes are hand harvested and left to dry in wooden trays for varying amounts of time (depending on the grape). This allows a certain percentage of the moisture to leave the grapes which gives them a higher concentration of sugar.
Uhhhh...yeah....sure...whatever you say.
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2. This is a FredFranzia import...so an industrial-scale wine. What's interesting is that Pasqua has trademarked the name "Passimento", though the wine is made by the standard appassimento technique of drying the grapes on wooden racks to dehydrate them.
Tom