Amarone is a high alcohol robust red wine made from grapes that are dried on straw mats. Amarone comes from the Italian word amaro ("bitter"), and may have a tartness as well as a sweet edge to the wine that can be explained in the concentrated sugars the grapes pick up during the drying process. Amarone can have a deep ruby red color and an aroma of raisin, black cherry and violet. NOTE: FOR PICKUP ONLY