From co-op to cult...
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Romano dal Forno was born in 1957, the only son of a family of small vineyard owners in the valley of Ilasi, in the east of Valpolicella.
Like many families in the valley, the Dal Fornos had always produced wine for their own use and sold the bulk of their grapes to the local cooperative. Romano was the first to bottle and sell wine under his own name.
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A bright, dark ruby colour introduces a nose of great precision and delicate finesse, defined by captivating aromas of pressed flowers and candied red cherries....
2011
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Romano Dal FornoAmarone della Valpolicella
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The nose opens with a lightly earthy, phenolic character before unleashing wonderfully fresh aromas of crushed wild berries. The palate is tightly packed and mineral-driven,...
2018
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Romano Dal FornoAmarone della Valpolicella
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Deep, bright ruby in the glass, displaying just the first signs of a lightening rim. The nose is rich and beautifully open, marrying sweet berry...
2009
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Romano Dal FornoAmarone della Valpolicella
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Showing a mid-ruby shade and an immediately expressive nose, this boasts an aromatic profile of immense precision, shifting from sour wild berry to liquorice and...
2019
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Romano Dal FornoValpolicella
Richard Baudains was born and bred in Jersey in the Channel Islands and trained to be a teacher of English as a foreign language. After several years in various foreign climes, Baudains settled down in beautiful Friuli-Venezia Giulia, having had the good fortune to reside previously in the winemaking regions of Piemonte, Tuscany, Liguria and Trentino-Alto Adige. Baudains wrote his first article for Decanter in 1989 and has been a regular contributor on Italian wines ever since. His day job as director of a language school conveniently leaves time for a range of wine-related activities including writing for the Slow wine guide, leading tastings and lecturing in wine journalism at L’Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche and for the web-based Wine Scholars’ Guild.
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