Valpolicella Ripasso Classico wines are produced under the Valpolicella Ripasso DOC, specifically from grapes grown within the traditional classico vineyard area of the Valpolicella ('Valley of Many Cellars'). Valpolicella's Ripasso wines are more complex than their regular Valpolicella counterparts, and are generally higher in tannins due to the ripasso production process used. In this method, the wine is re-fermented on the pre-fermented, tannin-rich skins of grapes used to make the area's dried-grape passito wines (see Recioto della Valpolicella and Amarone della Valpolicella).