Passito: An Italian term literally translated as "sweet," passito is used in Italy to describe wines that have been made from dried grapes, in the appassimento method. Drying the grapes concentrates ...

Since the early 1800s, her ancestors have produced Passito wines (wines made from grapes that are semi-dried prior to fermentation), which were praised among connoisseurs even a century later.

This method is used to make some wines from Valpolicella, using the leftovers from the area's Recioto or Amarone wines, made from raisinated grapes dried on mats in the appassimento process. Passito: ...