Designations

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  ARCOLE D.O.C.

  

  ARCOLE D.O.C.

  The designation Arcole DOC, founded in 2000, includes 21 municipalities between the provinces of Verona and Vicenza with, respectively, 2500 and 1000 hectares of vineyards.

  A particular territory, sandy silty, which gives the wine unique notes, with red wines of character, such as Cabernet, also in the Reserve version, and whites such as Pinot Grigio and Pinot bianco.

  The specification provides for an area where the vine can be used together with the name of the denomination. 

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  BAGNOLI D.O.C

  

  BAGNOLI D.O.C

  The DOC Bagnoli occupies the plain that goes from the Euganean Hills to Venice. This is a very fertile country, with alluvial soils, reclaimed over the centuries by the Benedictine monks and the Republic of Venice.

  The area is bordered by the Bacchiglione river to the north and the Adige river to the south.

  Among the vines of the appellation the autochthonous Friularo di Bagnoli DOCG has particular importance. 

  The only Municipality of the denomination that can boast the term Classic is Bagnoli di Sopra.

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  BARDOLINO D.O.C.

  

  BARDOLINO D.O.C.

  The production area of Bardolino occupies a large part of the morainic amphitheatre of Lake Garda on the Veneto side with the Mincio as the western territorial limit, with the exception of a portion of the municipality of Peschiera del Garda.

  Bardolino wine is obtained mainly from Veronese corvina grapes, with additions of rondinella and possibly other minor vines. It is delicately fruity, with notes of cherry, marasca cherry, strawberry, raspberry, currant and spices (cinnamon, clove, black pepper).

  It has a brilliant ruby red colour and the taste is dry, soft, characterized by the same sensations of crisp red fruit and small fruit perceived on the nose, slightly spicy, with balance and freshness.

  It is a very drinkable wine, very versatile in combination.

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  BREGANZE D.O.C.

  

  BREGANZE D.O.C.

  The Breganze Designation of Origin, is the first of the Vicenza area, founded in 1969 in the area of the Pedemontana Vicentina, which has always been a land of great wine-growing tradition.

  D.O.C. Breganze groups fifteen types of wines, among which the best known and representative is certainly the Breganze Torcolato, obtained from the most beautiful withered bunches of Vespaiola, the autochthonous variety of Breganze.

  The Torcolato has a deep golden yellow color and fragrances that recall honey and raisins. Its sweet taste not too sweet, harmonious, velvety, full and round recalls ripe fruit, honey and sultanas.

  It is an excellent meditation wine both tasted in purity and when served with dry desserts or, even better, on blue cheeses. 

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  BERICI HILLS AND VICENZA D.O.C.

  

  BERICI HILLS AND VICENZA D.O.C.

  The Berici Hills are located in the southernmost area of Vicenza, characterized by calcareous rock, red clay soils and basaltic soils of volcanic origin, with a rather high average altitude that removes fogs and late frosts, and low annual rainfall.

  Thanks to these environmental characteristics this area is able to express wines of character and personality, in particular reds.

  The Cabernet Franc Colli Berici was, for example, the first to receive the DOC designation in Italy. Among the most characteristic vines, the red Tai, a native vine that reflects its uniqueness of the different areas dedicated to its production.

  The Vicenza DOC was born in 2000, as a designation that includes a very large area, rich in facets for the morphology of the territory. This territory is proud that here the Pinot Grigio, for the first time in Italy, has received the designation DOC. 

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  COLLI DI CONEGLIANO D.O.C.G.

  

  COLLI DI CONEGLIANO D.O.C.G.

  Designation born in 1998 to enhance the typical characteristics and the territory, which is that of the eastern Treviso Pedemontana.

  It produces a still wine, which expresses the odour and the taste intensity, in the Bianco versions, the Rosso Refrontolo and Refrontolo passito, from Marzemino grapes.

  Particular also the other passito, the Torchiato di Fregona, with a golden color, realized as the name suggests from a particular pressing with a pressing machine. 

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  COLLI EUGANEI D.O.C.

  

  COLLI EUGANEI D.O.C.

  The Euganean Hills are hills of volcanic origin that rise near the spa towns of Abano Terme and Montegrotto Terme, in the province of Padua.

  The altitude at which most of the vineyards are located varies from 50-300 meters, reaching up to almost 400. The climate of the Euganean Hills is temperate, characterized by almost Mediterranean thermal conditions, mild winters, hot, dry and good summers, thermal excursions. It is an area particularly suited to wine production.

  The red wines of the Euganean Hills have an excellent phenolic ripeness, which, thanks also to an optimal relationship between sugars and acids, expresses wines characterized by a high structure, great balance and softness on the palate.

  Wines from white grapes such as Moscato, Serprino, Pinello, Chardonnay offer productions contained from the quantitative point of view associated with high sugar levels and good acid balances.

  The young white wines have a very appreciated fresh character while among the aromatics Moscato deserves mentioning, as this is one of the wine-growing areas in the Veneto region where the highest expressions of the Muscat are obtained. 

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  CONEGLIANO VALDOBBIADENE D.O.C.

  

  CONEGLIANO VALDOBBIADENE D.O.C.

  The Conegliano Valdobbiadene area extends over a hilly area located 50 km from Venice and about 100 from the Dolomites.

  The position ensures a temperate climate with an annual average of 12.3 ° C and constant ventilation, which allows the grapes to preserve themselves from moisture. The Glera vine has found its ideal environment on these hills for more than three centuries.

  The designation presents three types of Spumante, DOCG, Rive DOCG and Superiore di Cartizze DOCG. In percentages much lower than the sparkling wine, Conegliano Valdobbiadene is also produced in the types Frizzante and Tranquillo. In this case the term Prosecco is not followed by the adjective Superiore. 

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  D.O.C. CONSORTIUM DELLE VENEZIE

  

  D.O.C. CONSORTIUM DELLE VENEZIE

  The designation "delle Venezie" concerns a large area, which includes the entire north-east, with territories in the regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto and Trentino, areas historically under the Lion of the Republic of Venice.

  The Doc was created for the purpose of preserving in particular the Pinot Grigio vine, but also to enhance all the production that was marketed as IGT, in an area that is, from a numerical point of view, but not only, the most important in Italy. 

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  CORTI BENEDETTINE D.O.C.

  

  CORTI BENEDETTINE D.O.C.

  The designation includes the south-eastern production areas of the province of Padua and the southern area of the province of Venice, with Raboso, Refosco, Tocai, Moscato, Merlot, Cabernet, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Bianco vines. Among others, Raboso and Raboso Passito, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso and Tai (ex Tocai) are produced.

  The name "Corti Benedettine" derives from ancient religious models of agricultural industry, typical of these areas. 

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  CUSTOZA D.O.C.

  

  CUSTOZA D.O.C.

  The Custoza DOC takes its name from the homonymous village in the municipality of Sommacampagna, in the province of Verona. The production area is rather limited and occupies most of the southern sector of the moraine hills that develop between the vicinity of the city of Verona and Lake Garda.

  The Custoza DOC is a white wine that is recognized for its freshness, aroma and for the considerable drinkability and matchability. It derives from a traditional blend that enhances, alongside the autochthonous varieties of the garganega, the trebbianello and the Bianca Fernanda, also other grapes grown in the area giving rise to a typical and high aromatic complexity. It has particular fruity and floral notes, sometimes accompanied by hints of aromatic herbs and spices.

  Next to the traditional Custoza, they are also produced in small quantities of Custoza Superiore, from grapes of some local crus, Custoza Spumante and Custoza Passito. 

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  GAMBELLARA D.O.C.

  

  GAMBELLARA D.O.C.

  The Gambellara DOC is produced exclusively in the DOC vineyards of 4 municipalities, for a total of just over a thousand hectares.

  The wine that is born is the "Gambellara", in the three varieties, "Gambellara", "Gambellara Recioto" and "Gambellara Vin Santo" which for some years are also presented in the "classic" version to better identify the wine that comes from the grapes of the hilly areas of Gambellara and the neighbouring municipalities at the end of the Chiampo valley and on the slopes of the Lessini Mountains.

  White wine with a light and bright straw yellow colour, the Gambellara has a fresh and delicate scent, with a light elderflower fragrance; the taste is dry and lively, with a pleasant hint of almond; the alcohol content is 11 °.

  The ideal pairing is with seafood, from shellfish to white soups, and with river fish; with white meats, including young goat in a baked casserole, specialty of the area.

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  GARDA D.O.C.

  

  GARDA D.O.C.

  Doc Garda includes a production area that extends from Valtenesi to Valpolicella, from the banks of the Mincio to the capital Scaligero, in a predominantly hilly area around the homonymous lake.

  The DOC Garda was recognized in 1996 with the aim of giving value to the varietal wines from the production of 10 historical designations of the Garda area between Lombardy and Veneto: Valtènesi, San Martino della Battaglia, Lugana, Colli Mantovani, Custoza, Bardolino, Valpolicella, Valdadige, Durello, Soave. 

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  IGT (IGP VENETO)

  

  IGT (IGP VENETO)

  Wines with a typical geographic indication "Veneto", whether white, red or rosé, must be obtained from vineyards composed of one or more vines for the provinces of Belluno, Padua, Rovigo, Treviso, Venice, Verona and Vicenza, for the Region Veneto.

  They can also be produced in a sparkling version and, only for red grape varieties, Novello. The IGT categories in Veneto are as follows: Alto Livenza, Trevigiani hills, Conselvano, Delle Venezie, Marca Trevigiana, Vallagarina, Veneto, Eastern Veneto. 

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  LESSINI DURELLO D.O.C.

  

  LESSINI DURELLO D.O.C.

  Durella is the autochthonous vine of the Lessini Mountains, an ancient and rustic vine that gives golden grapes whose basic characteristic is a typical sour taste and a thick skin rich in tannins.

  Durella is attested on the Lessini Mountains since the Middle Ages at least, a thousand years to express its nature to the maximum and today giving to the Lessini Durello DOC sparkling wines the typical volcanic minerality of its soils.

  Lessini Durello DOC is a fresh sparkling wine, enjoyable and full of character: with an aroma reminiscent of rennet apples and yellow citrus fruits, good minerality.

  It is produced in two types: Lessini Durello DOC Italian Method / Charmat and Lessini Durello DOC Classic Method. 

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  LUGANA D.O.C.

  

  LUGANA D.O.C.

  Lugana DOC is produced in only 5 municipalities in the morainic amphitheatre on the border between the provinces of Brescia and Verona, in the extreme south of Lake Garda.

  The grape from which it derives is the Turbiana, a native vine, which combined with the clayey soil of the area gives life to a savory white wine, unique, with a strongly mineral hint. There are five different types: the basic Lugana, the Superiore, the Riserva, the Late Harvest and the Spumante.

  The longevity of the "dry" and "still" versions varies from type to type, but also from style to style: today the production is increasingly oriented towards vinification in steel and "sur lie", as well as towards mixed refinements (part in steel and part in wood) for the most important selections such as the Lugana Superiore and the Lugana Riserva, with the awareness that this wine can be even more long-lived than in the past.

  The "basic" version can thus remain in the cellar for up to five years; while the Superior and Reserve versions have an evolutionary potential that can easily unfold over a decade. 

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  MERLARA D.O.C.

  

  MERLARA D.O.C.

  The name of Merlara DOC comes from the first municipality that hosted the Cooperative Cellar, in the 19 50s, even if the vineyards also extend to other areas of the province of Padua. In addition to Merlara, in fact, they are located in Casale di Scodosia, Castelbaldo, Masi, Montagnana and Urbana, and extend in the Veronese municipalities of Bevilacqua, Boschi Sant'Anna and Terrazzo.

  A very fertile area, also for agriculture, where grape production has been active since the 10th century. 

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  MONTELLO - COLLI ASOLANI D.O.C.

  

  MONTELLO - COLLI ASOLANI D.O.C.

  The production area is in the province of Treviso, at the foot of Monte Grappa, on the foothills west of the Piave, between the Dolomites and the plain that leads to Venice.

  Here the vine grows sinking its roots in the marls, clayey conglomerates with a typical red color, which, shaped by millennia of natural erosion, have formed beautiful dolines, sweet or deep, and provide the substratum where the vines find plenty of minerals and substances with to enrich their bunches.

  The production of red and white wines is abundant and varied. Among the vines deserves to be mentioned the Recantina, a native variety at risk of extinction, a vine cultivated for almost four centuries in the Treviso area, which practically disappeared at the beginning of the twentieth century and today has recovered thanks to long research work. 

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  PROSECCO D.O.C.

  

  PROSECCO D.O.C.

  Prosecco DOC is probably the most famous Italian designation in the world.

  Prosecco is produced with Glera grapes (at least 85%), while the remainder can consist of Verdiso, Bianchetta trevigiana, Perera, Glera lunga, Chardonnay, pinot bianco, pinot grigio and pinot nero grapes vinified in white.

  The land suitable for the production of this wine is well-exposed and drained in the hilly areas.

  There are three types of Prosecco: Tranquillo, Frizzante and Spumante, and depending on the amiability to be classified as brut, extra dry or dry. An aperitif wine par excellence, it also proves surprising throughout a meal. 

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  SOAVE D.O.C. - RECIOTO DI SOAVE D.O.C.

  

  SOAVE D.O.C. - RECIOTO DI SOAVE D.O.C.

  The Soave production area is located in the eastern part of the hilly arc of the province of Verona, areas of tufa soil of volcanic origin with important limestone outcrops.

  The use of the "classic" specification is reserved for the product obtained from grapes harvested and vinified in the territories of the municipalities of Soave and Monteforte d'Alpone, in which is located the oldest original area, called "historical area".

  Soave DOC can be counted among the Italian whites of excellence. Produced with Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave grapes, it is a very drinkable wine, which maintains fragrance and lightness combined with a vibrant vivacity.

  Straw-yellow with greenish reflections, it has a rich and floral scent with hints of acacia and wisteria; soft and harmonious taste with a persistent and velvety aftertaste. It is a wine for all meals even if perhaps the best combinations are preparations based on seafood and shellfish in addition to white meat. 

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  TERRA DEI FORTI VALDADIGE D.O.C.

  

  TERRA DEI FORTI VALDADIGE D.O.C.

  In the sandy soils of the Adige River Valley, characterized by medieval Forts, from which the name Terra dei Forti, ancient vines are preserved, such as Enantio - of which the Romans wrote in the Ist century AD -, which gives a great wine complexity, and the Casetta, also ruby-red in color with a distinct personality. They are flanked by vine varieties such as Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay.

  The production includes L'Enantio, Enantio Riserva, Enantio Passito, Casetta, Casetta Riserva, as well as the more classic Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Passito. 

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  VALPOLICELLA D.O.C. AND D.O.C.G.

  

  VALPOLICELLA D.O.C. AND D.O.C.G.

  Valpolicella wines are characterized by the use of native varieties from the territory.

  The ampelographic base is mainly given by Corvina and Corvinone and Rondinella and other native varieties.

  Corvina is the most important grape variety of Valpolicella wine, thanks to its technological characteristics in the vinification phase and phenolic properties, thus giving structure and body to Valpolicella wine.

  Its essential characteristics are: moderate alcohol, medium-high total acidity with frequent presence of malic acid, loose structure, smooth to drink, modest tannicity, bright colour with garnet reflections, organoleptically fragrant with floral and sour cherry scents with characteristics of fragrance and freshness.

  The production area is the homonymous Valley in the province of Verona, the use of the "classic" specification is reserved to the product of the oldest vinified area in the same area which includes the 5 municipalities of Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, Fumane, San Pietro in Cariano, Marano and Negrar. 

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  VINI VENEZIA D.O.C.

  

  VINI VENEZIA D.O.C.

  The DOC Venezia was founded in 2010 with the aim of collecting the best of local enology.

  The wines are the result of the variety of vineyards that at the end of the 800s populated the long strip of land that goes from the lagoon to the Dolomites.

  In 2010, by the will of the Vini Venezia Consortium, a collection of all the different varieties found within gardens, vegetable gardens and cloisters of the lagoon city was recreated.

  A "treasure" of varietal biodiversity now kept in the “Convento dei Carmelitani Scalzi” in Venice. The wines represented by the DOC are Pinot Grigio Doc Venezia, Rosé Doc Venice, Spumante Doc Venezia, Merlot Doc Venezia, Chardonnay Doc Venezia.