About this episode

Elizabeth Schneider provides an update on the Veneto region of Italy, discussing its wines, history, and notable producers.

I haven't given an update to the Veneto region in more than a decade. With an upcoming Patron trip to the region, I think it's high time! Veneto is in northeastern Italy and is famed for wines like Prosecco, Valpolicella (including Amarone), Soave , and Bardolino . With 14 DOCGs, 29 DOCs, and 10 IGPs, covering about 104,400 ha (258,000 acres) of vineyards, the province makes every style of wine imaginable. Approximately 75% of plantings are white varieties—dominated by Glera at around 39% (this is the main Prosecco grape)—while 25% of plantings are red, led by Corvina with Corvinone, Rondinella, and Molinara. In this show, I discuss the history of Veneto, and then break the province down into three distinct regions, with some star DOCs and DOCGs: Eastern part : Prosecco/ Treviso Province Wine Zones: Valdobiaddene, Conegliano, Asolo, Cartizze Central part of Veneto: Around Vicenza/Padova - Breganze, Gambellara, Colli Berici, Colli Euganei Western Part: In the Hills of Verona: Valpolicella, Bardolino, Custoza, Lugana, Soave, Garda I address some of the unfair criticisms levied against Veneto by certain wine writers, talk about how to find the best of the best wines from this…

People in this episode

Host: Elizabeth Schneider

Topics covered

• Veneto wine region
• Italian wines
• wine varieties
• wine history
• wine criticism
• top wine producers

Keywords

• Veneto
• Prosecco
• Valpolicella
• Italian wine
• wine regions
• DOCGs
• wine varieties

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Prosecco, Valpolicella, Amarone, Soave, Bardolino

Places: Veneto, Italy, Treviso Province, Vicenza, Padova, Verona

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