Veneto

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The region (Italian Toscana) is located in the northeast Italy and is adjacent to four other regions. These are Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the east, Trentino-Alto Adige and Lombardy in the West, as well as Emilia-Romagna in the south. The northern tip of the Veneto region bordering Austria managed. Later came the Romans and of the estimated Pliny (23-79) above Ancient wines Raeticum, allegedly a precursor of today's Recioto . In the 15th Century masters of the galleys of the Republic Venice (To be proud of, "Serenissima" = the "Illustrious") called the Mediterranean. At that time experienced a golden age of wine.

The vineyards cover 72 460 hectares of vineyards. The dominant grape variety is the white Garganega, Pinot Grigio, followed by Pinot Bianco, Friulano (Tocai), Verduzzo and Trebbiano. Among the red varieties are Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella and Molinara leader. French varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Chardonnay are gaining ground. The vines are just like old times nor brought up frequently on pergolas. The extreme diversity testify produce over 115,000 wineries with vineyards of often less than one hectare and the nearly 100 different types of wine. One of the best known and largest producer is Masi .

About a quarter of the Veneto wines DOC status and with almost 20% of Italian DOC production, the region is also at the forefront of quality wines. Two-thirds of the volumes come from the area around the town of Verona, where there are six DOC zones in Lake Garda. The city of Verona is also known as the wine center of Italy, where every year the famous wine fair Vinitaly instead. In the 1970s, the Veneto wines achieved worldwide popularity and repressed in the U.S. Soave the Chianti from the number one best-selling DOC wine. The Prosecco among the most popular Italian sparkling wines. The DOC and DOCG areas are:

* Amarone della Valpolicella (DOCG)
* Arcola
* Bagnoli di Sopra or Bagnoli
* Bagnoli Friularo (DOCG)
* Bardolino
* Bardolino (DOCG)
* Bardolino (DOCG)
* Custoza
* Breganze
* Berici
* Colli di Conegliano (DOCG)
* Euganean Hills
* Conegliano-Valdobbiadene
* Conegliano-Valdobbiadene - Prosecco (DOCG)
* Corti del Padovano Benedettine
* Gambellara
* Garda (Also Lombardy)
* Lessini or Lessini
* Lison-Pramaggiore (And Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
* Lugana (Also Lombardy)
* Merlara
* Montello e Colli Asolani
* Montello Rosso (DOCG)
* Piave or Vini del Piave
* Prosecco
* Amarone della Valpolicella (DOCG)
* Recioto di Gambellara (DOCG)
* Amarone di Soave (DOCG)
* San Martino della Battaglia (Also Lombardy)
* Soave
* Soave (DOCG)
* Soave (DOCG)
* Valdadige or Etschtaler (also Trentino-South Tyrol)
* Valpolicella
* Vicenza