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Italy

Veneto

Veneto is a wine region in Italy. A major Italian wine region, central to Prosecco and home to Valpolicella, including Amarone made from partially dried grapes.

Where it is

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Places in Veneto

  • Valpolicella

    Hills north of Verona producing red wines from fresh, bright styles through richer wines made with dried grapes.

  • Amarone della Valpolicella

    An iconic dry Valpolicella wine made from partially dried grapes, with full body, high alcohol, and dried-cherry character.

  • Prosecco

    Italy's leading sparkling wine, fresh and fruity.

  • Soave

    A light, dry white from the Garganega grape.

  • Arcole

    A Veneto appellation east of Verona spanning fresh Garganega whites and supple, fruit-forward reds commonly based on Merlot.

  • Bardolino Superiore

    A separate appellation over the same Bardolino ground on the shore of Lake Garda.

  • Breganze

    The foothills of the Asiago plateau in the Veneto, on volcanic and clay soils.

  • Colli Berici

    Low limestone hills south of Vicenza in the Veneto, sheltered and warm.

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Classic styles

Grapes

Producers in Veneto

  • Jeio

    The entry-level Prosecco range of Bisol, a Valdobbiadene family winery, named for Desiderio Bisol, whom his wife called Jeio.

  • Nino Franco

    Nino Franco’s Rustico Prosecco began as a wine bottled with its sediment; today its bubbles are created in pressurized tanks, the common method for Prosecco.

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