Italy's largest wine-producing region by volume — and the birthplace of three of the world's most recognised wine names: Amarone, Prosecco, and Soave.
Codex Definition
Veneto is a wine region in north-eastern Italy — the country's largest by production volume — stretching from Lake Garda across to the Adriatic and the hills around Verona, Vicenza and Treviso. It is the origin of three of the world's most recognised Italian wines: Amarone della Valpolicella (a dry red from dried grapes, appassimento), Prosecco (a sparkling wine from the Glera grape, made by the tank/Charmat method) and Soave (a dry white from the Garganega grape), governed by their respective DOC and DOCG appellation rules.
Veneto, in northeastern Italy, produces more classified DOC and DOCG wine than any other Italian region. Its vineyards stretch from the shores of Lake Garda in the west to the Friuli border in the east, and from the Dolomite foothills in the north to the Po valley in the south. The region produces red wine, white wine, and sparkling wine of international significance — not as a speciality in one style but as a world reference point in three simultaneously.
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG — made from dried grapes by the appassimento method — is one of Italy's most powerful and age-worthy wines. Prosecco DOC/DOCG is the world's best-selling sparkling wine by volume. Soave DOC is one of Italy's most exported white wines. Together, these three appellations define Veneto's global identity.
The overarching regulatory authority for Italian wine is the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali (MIPAAF) — Via XX Settembre 20, 00187 Roma, Italy · politicheagricole.it. Each appellation is managed by its own independent Consorzio.
Italy's most powerful appassimento wine. Dried grapes, minimum 14% ABV, minimum 2 years ageing. Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara. Consorzio Valpolicella, San Pietro in Cariano.
Full entry →World's best-selling sparkling wine. Glera grape. Charmat (tank) method. DOC covers 9 provinces; DOCG restricted to Conegliano Valdobbiadene and Asolo. Consorzio Tutela Denominazione Prosecco.
Full entry →Italy's largest exported white wine. Garganega grape. Classico zone vs extended DOC. Soave Superiore DOCG. Consorzio Tutela Vini Soave, Soave.
Full entry →| Appellation | Classification | Primary grape(s) | Colour | Consorzio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarone della Valpolicella | DOCG | Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara | Red (dry, appassimento) | Consorzio Valpolicella, San Pietro in Cariano |
| Valpolicella Ripasso | DOC | Corvina, Rondinella | Red (ripasso method) | Consorzio Valpolicella |
| Recioto della Valpolicella | DOCG | Corvina, Rondinella | Red (sweet, appassimento) | Consorzio Valpolicella |
| Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore | DOCG | Glera (min 85%) | White sparkling | Consorzio Tutela Denominazione Prosecco |
| Asolo Prosecco | DOCG | Glera (min 85%) | White sparkling | Consorzio Asolo Prosecco |
| Soave Superiore | DOCG | Garganega (min 70%) | White | Consorzio Tutela Vini Soave |
| Recioto di Soave | DOCG | Garganega (min 70%) | White (sweet) | Consorzio Tutela Vini Soave |
| Bardolino | DOC (Superiore DOCG) | Corvina, Rondinella | Red / Rosé | Consorzio Tutela Vino Bardolino |