WINE OF VENETO
The region of Veneto has ancient wine tradition and currently represents one of the most important areas of Italy for wine production.
Here, due to morphological features of the region, delicious grapes generally grow, and wineries' aim is to guarantee the development of a high quality and varied production.
The production of wine grapes is one of the major activities aimed to increase the agricultural economy of this region and it has an important role at a national level as well.
The hills surrounding the city of Verona produce the most famous and important wines of the region, such as Bardolino (DOC red, white, novello and spumante), Bianco di Custoza (DOC), Valpolicella and Soave (both of them, thanks to their huge production and diffusion, represent a pillar of Italian oenology in the world). In the family of Valpolicella you can find the Amarone di Valpolicella, considered to be one of the best Italian red wines at international level. Moreover, it is worthy of mention the Recioto di Soave, a delicious sweet wine and first one to obtain the DOCG denomination in Veneto.
In the area of the plains near the Adige river, white wines such as Garganega, Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and Trebbiano Soave are produced, while on the hills surrounding Vicenza and Padova you can find Merlot, Pinot Nero and Breganze Cabernet as red wines, Tocai, Pinot Bianco and Vespaiolo as white wines.
The area around Venice produces some DOC wines such as Lison Pramaggiore and Vini del Piave.
A very famous DOC sparkling wine in Veneto is the Prosecco of Conegliano-Valdobbiadene and the grappa of Veneto is one of the most appreciated.
You can find here, a list of other important wines in Veneto not mentioned above:
- Alto Livenza (IGT)
- Colli Berici
- Colli Euganei
- Colli Trevigiani (IGT)
- Conselvano delle Venezie (IGT)
- Marca Trevigiana (IGT)
- Merlot (IGT)
- Provincia di Verona or Veronese (IGT)
- Recioto di Gambellara (DOCG)
- Recioto della Valpolicella (DOC)
- Refrontolo Passito (DOC)
- Sauvignon (IGT)
- Vallagarina (IGT)
- Veneto (IGT)
- Veneto orientale (IGT)
- Verdiso (IGT)
- Verduzzo (DOC)
Would you like to know the wines of Veneto through a guided wine tour in Venice and surroundings?
Have a look at the tours offered below:
Italian Gastronomy and Wine Day Trip from Venice
Thanks to this tour visitors will cross the picturesque countryside of the Vent Orientale to reach the vineyards of the Veneto and Friuli while enjoying lunch and wine tasting. The tour includes a visit to the hills of Corno di Rosazzo and Cividale to a top wine–maker/oenologist and his vineyard, and in the afternoon you will travel to the medieval town of Cividale del Friuli and journey across the Devils Bridge for a spectacular panorama over the Natisone River.
Duration: 8 hours approx.
Price: Starting from €145.00 per person
Wine Region Half-Day Tour by Minivan
A guided tour aimed to make you discover the Lison–Pramaggiore DOC wine area, in the easternmost part of Veneto, only a short distance from Venice. During this relaxing morning tour participants will visit one of the local family–run vineyards and see how this superlative wines are produced today.
Duration: 5 hours approx.
Price: Starting from €69.00 per person
Wine and Snacks in Venice: Andar per ombre e cicheti
Andar per Ombre (literally ‘strolling in shadows’) means to go drink a nice glass of wine in company of good friends. Venice, more than other places in Italy, is for sure the city where the culture of wine is perhaps more established. At the beginning of last century the ‘City of the Dogi’ had more that 1200 wine shops and retails and inns. Today, the ‘bàcari’ – the traditional pubs – are still the pivot of much of the social and cultural life of Venice and places of great interest to visit.
Duration: 4 hours
Price: starting from € 22.00 per person
Flavors in Venice
Our greedy itinerary shows you the best specialties of Italian and Venetian gastronomy. We will visit great places where food and drinks predominate: wines, typical desserts, cheeses, jams, oil, spices and liquors. Everything that you can buy as souvenir of your stay or as a present for friends and family, in a marvelous gift wrapping...a pleasure for the eyes and the palate.
Duration: 3 hours
Price: starting from € 73.00 per person
Private tour to Valpolicella, Land of Amarone
Excursion to an area of land near Verona, close beside the Adige river, to discover the Valpolicella Ripasso, Amarone and Recioto wines, three top wines of the Valpolicella region, known long since, each having in common an ancient method of drying the grapes, a true distinctive feature of wine making in this area.
Duration: 8 hours
Price: starting from € 105.00 per person
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