Wine from Veneto

The Veneto wine region is an extremely lush wine landscape.

This part of Italy was already cultivated by the Etruscans of that time.

Later, the Romans appreciated the ancient wine Raeticum, which became the basis for today's Recioto and Amarone wines. During the 15th century, wine from Veneto experienced its golden age in the then Republic of Venice (Italy). The white Garganega grape variety is dominant in this region.

These are followed by the varieties Trebbiano and Pinot Bianco. Other white wine varieties such as Verduzzo, Tocai, and Durella are also holding their own. The leading red wine grape varieties are Corvinone and Corvina Veronese, as well as Molinara and Rondinella. When it comes to sparkling wine, Prosecco immediately comes to mind.

The fabulous diversity of wines is demonstrated by more than 115,000 wineries, which on average have a size of less than one hectare and produce about 90 different wines.

Approximately 25 percent of Veneto (or Veneto) wines have DOC status (DOC = Denominazione di Origine Controllata/Denominazione di Origine Controllata/Denominazione di Origine Controllata/Denominazione di Origine Controllata) and account for almost 20 percent of total Italian DOC wine production. Soave, Valpolicella, and Bardolino are important export wines. They all originate in the area around Verona, where six DOC zones are located on the shores of Lake Garda. Verona is also considered the wine capital of Italy and hosts the annual, world-renowned Vinitaly wine fair. Wines such as Lugana and Amarone are known far beyond Italy's borders.

Lugana grapes grow on the southern shore of Lake Garda. Part of the vineyard area belongs to Veneto, the other part to Lombardy. Here you'll find large producers like Ca dei Frati and Zenato . But smaller wineries like Bulgarini and Selva Capuzza also produce excellent wines. Perla del Garda even makes an organic Lugana.

The excellent wines from Veneto (Valpolicella, Bardolino, etc.) achieved immense popularity worldwide during the 1970s. Soave holds a particularly important position within this wine region. Pinot Grigio remains one of the most popular white wines from Veneto. Prosecco is made from the late-ripening white Glera grape and is among the most popular sparkling wines, or Spumante, from Italy. It is produced as either Spumante or a lightly sparkling Frizzante, mostly in the mountainous region of Treviso. Producers such as Mionetto and Col Vetroaz are now internationally renowned.

In Conegliano Veneto (Italy), the Istituto di Viticoltura di Conegliano Veneto (Agricultural Institute) has been established since 1877, training cellar masters and oenologists who consistently receive international acclaim. This research institute for viticulture is deeply committed to promoting wines from the Veneto region and primarily focuses on improving the quality of all regional wines.