Cappelletti Pasubio Vino Amaro
Cappelletti Pasubio Vino Amaro is a wine-based amaro at 17% ABV in a 750mL bottle — rich aged wine layered with mountain blueberries, pine, and smoke from the Trentino Dolomites — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 17% vol (34 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Base: rich aged wine — a vino amaro, not a spirit-based amaro
- Botanicals: mountain wine berries (blueberries), pine, bitter alpine herbs
- Origin: Trentino–Alto Adige, Dolomite Mountains, Italy — recipe of Giuseppe Cappelletti, early 20th century
The Dolomites in a Bottle
Pasubio is named for the mountain, and it tastes like it: a wine-based amaro built on rich aged wine and rare mountain wine berries — blueberries, pine sap, and strawberry confit against bitter alpine herbs. It's among the first amari Giuseppe Cappelletti ever made, and it remains one of the few amari in the world to feature mountain berries. Explore the Cappelletti range, or find more low-ABV cocktail ingredients.
Tasting Notes
Blueberries, pine, smoke, alpine herbs, strawberry confit, and pine sap; a rich, lush wine base with sweet blueberry fruit balanced by pine and juniper bitterness, smoky rhubarb umami; an herbal finish with lingering pine and smoke.
How to Enjoy
Neat at cellar temperature or chilled — the importer suggests cellar temp to let the wine base speak. Mixes beautifully with bourbon, rye, or brandy; keeps a few months refrigerated after opening.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pasubio flavored with?
Mountain blueberries (mountain wine berries), pine, and bitter alpine herbs over a rich aged-wine base.
What is the ABV?
17% ABV (34 proof).
What is a vino amaro?
An amaro built on wine rather than neutral spirit — Pasubio's body and lush texture come from its aged-wine base.
How long does it keep after opening?
A few months, per the importer — refrigerate after opening.
Blueberries, pine, and alpine bitter: order Cappelletti Pasubio Vino Amaro online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.