Veneto DOCs

Question 1

What is Arcole?

Answer 1

DOC immediately south of Soave that produces a wide range of styles based on Garganega and Merlot

Question 2

What is Bagnoli?

Answer 2

Southestern Venetian DOC making a wide range of styles based on native and imported grapes

Question 3

Describe Bardolino:

Answer 3

DOC based on Corvina situated along the banks of Lake Garda.

Includes a Classico zone. Superiore wines are DOCG.

Also makes Chiaretto and Novello styles which sounds pretty interesting…

Question 4

What is Custoza?

Answer 4

AKA Bianco di Custoza

DOC on the south shores of Lake Garda. Produces white blends in tranquilo, spumante and passito styles

Question 5

Describe Breganze:

Answer 5

DOC in central Veneto that produces predominantly varietal wines.

Of note are the spumante, torcolato and torcolato superiore wines made from Vespaiolo

Home of Maculan

Question 6

What is Colli Berici?

Answer 6

Smaller DOC within Vicenza producing almost entirely varietal and sparkling wines.

Has a sub zone called Barbano that grows exclusively Tai Rosso

Question 7

What is Colli Euganei?

Answer 7

Southeastern DOC just outside Venice making lots of styles and grapes

Question 8

Describe Lessini Durello

Answer 8

DOC for Spumante and Spumante Riserva wines in Northwestern Veneto based on Durello

Question 9

Lison-Pramaggiore

Answer 9

Large area for DOC production in that crosses between Veneto and Friuli-Venezia-Giulia

Question 10

What is Lugana?

Answer 10

DOC in both Lombardia and Veneto on the south shore of Lake Garda that produces tranquilo, spumante and VT wines from Trebbiano di Lugana (syn or Trebbiano di Soave?)

Question 11

What is Montello-Colli Asolani?

Answer 11

DOC for the production of still wines in Asolo.

Question 12

Describe Piave:

Answer 12

Large DOC in Eastern Veneto producing dry and sweet wines from native and french varietals

Question 13

What is Vicenza?

Answer 13

City in the center of Veneto with a DOC surrounding it of the same name making a wide range of local and international styles and grapes

Question 14

What is Venezia?

Answer 14

Eastern Venetian DOC making rosso and sparkling wines.

Question 15

Describe Prosecco DOC:

Answer 15

DOC covering all of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia and most of Veneto for Prosecco wines from a min 85% Glera.

Available in Tranquilo, Frizzante and Spumante versions. Frizzante wines with 2nd fermentation in bottle must be labelled ‘Rifermentazione in Bottiglia’

Wines not making the regulations must be labelled with ‘Glera’ rather than ‘Prosecco’