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Amarone Braised Beef Short Ribs with Creamy Polenta and Mission Fig Glaze

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I couldn’t bring myself to use an entire bottle of Amarone as the cooking wine for the short ribs, instead I substituted a bottle of 2011 Palazzo Delle Torre from Allegrini. Pallazzo Delle Torre is a blend of Corvina Veronese and Rondinella, traditional varieties that go into the making of Amarone, and part of the grapes that comprise the final blend are air-dried as well. The wine is lovely on its own and is attractively priced, at least, I didn’t feel remiss to sacrifice an entire bottle. I did use a cup of 2010 Allegrini della Valpolicella Classico Amarone in the fig glaze, the rest we drank…

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CHRISTINE HAVENS
McMinnville, OR