red grape · regional staple
Corvina
Verona, Veneto, Italy
Say it
kor·vee·nah
Hard 'c' (as in 'core'); full name Corvina Veronese: kor-VEE-nah veh-ROH-neh-ZEH
On the palate
Body
light medium
Acidity
high
Tannin
low
Aromatics
medium
red cherryvioletalmonddried herbsdried cherryrose
How you spot it blind: bitter almond finish — the diagnostic note across all Valpolicella styles
The story
First written down · 1627, Verona (Alessandro Peccana, Del bever freddo)
DNA analysis established Corvina as an offspring of Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso and a parent of its blending partner Rondinella, and confirmed that Corvinone — long co-blended with Corvina and assumed to be a clone — is a genetically distinct variety.
Where it lives
Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy · Bardolino, Veneto, Italy
Shows up as
still redValpolicellaAmarone della ValpolicellaValpolicella RipassoRecioto della ValpolicellaBardolinosweet red
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