The Corvina grape has unclear origins and in any case quite recent (the first references are from the 1600s) which make it to be considered a native of Valpolicella. It owes its name in all probability to the intense coloration of the berries, very dark, almost black. La Corvina is part of one of the greatest Italian wines, Amarone della Valpolicella. Corvina is widespread throughout the Verona area, but is also present in Lombardy in the Garda area. It is rarely vinified in purity, and enters high percentages in the wines of Valpolicella, Bardolino and eastern Garda. Grapes can be vinified both fresh and sweet.