Veneto
Lorenzo in News
December 3, 2020
Veneto is the largest Italian wine region, with over 10 million hectoliters produced and more than 15 registered DOCG denominations.
The most famous red wines are Amarone, Recioto della Valpolicella, Valpolicella and Valpolicella Ripasso, obtained from Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Molinara. There is no shortage of international grape varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carménère.
Among the whites we can find Soave and Lugana (Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave) and others obtained from Tai (or Friulano), Chardonnay, Manzoni Bianco, Riesling and many other varieties.
Prosecco is the most exported Italian wine abroad, obtained from the Glera grape with the Martinotti-Charmat method for fermentation.
Some of the other denominations are Bardolino, Breganze, Custoza, Colli Euganei, Garda and Venezia, demonstrating the great variety of wine production in Veneto.