Valpolicellan.
/valpɒlɪˈtʃɛlə/ Used to designate the red or rosé wine made in Valpolicella.
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1903 N. Newnham-Davis Gourmet's Guide to Europe ix. 164 A bottle of Val Policella is exactly suited to this kind of repast.
1934 F. Schoonmaker & T. Marvel Compl. Wine Bk. vi. 140 Of the Veronese wines, the red Valpolicella is decidedly the best.
1950 E. Hemingway Across River & into Trees xii. 103 What about a fiasco of Valpolicella?
1970 A. Sillitoe Start in Life vi. 294 Glasses of Valpolicella not yet touched.
1979 C. Curzon Leaven of Malice xi. 126 Tournedos Rossini with salad and a reasonable Valpolicella.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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