Corvinone

Corvinone is a red Italian wine grape variety native to the Veneto region of northern Italy.

More recent ampelographical work and DNA profiling has shown it to be a separate variety, however.

[2] Corvinone produces winged pyramidal bunches, larger and more loosely packed than Corvina, and ripening later (mid-October).

Individual grapes of Corvinone are larger too, making the variety suitable for drying, part of the winemaking process for several Valpolicella wine styles, most notably Amarone and Recioto.

Most sources say the blend is Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara, often omitting Corvinone because it was not always recognised as a separate variety.