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Veneto

96 000 ha under vine

Soils
Glacial moraine and limestone foothills, pockets of volcanic basalt, alluvial plain
Climate
Continental on the plain, tempered by Lake Garda and the Adriatic

On the map

Veneto — 96 000 haLanguedoc — 220 000 haBordeaux — 110 000 haSicily — 98 000 haPuglia — 87 000 haSouthern Rhône — 66 000 haRioja — 66 000 haTuscany — 60 000 haLoire Valley — 57 000 haEmilia-Romagna — 50 000 haKakheti — 48 000 haSouth-West France — 45 000 haPiedmont — 43 000 haDouro — 43 000 haChampagne — 34 000 haAbruzzo — 33 000 haUtiel-Requena — 32 000 haBurgundy — 29 500 haProvence — 27 000 haSardinia — 27 000 haFriuli — 25 000 haRibera del Duero — 25 000 haPenedès — 25 000 haPfalz — 23 000 haCampania — 23 000 haAlentejo — 22 000 haMinho — 21 000 haRueda — 20 000 haDão — 20 000 haMarche — 16 000 haAlsace — 15 600 haBeaujolais — 13 500 haBurgenland — 13 000 haUmbria — 12 000 haCalabria — 9 000 haMosel — 8 800 haDalmatia — 8 000 haJerez — 7 000 haCyprus — 7 000 haAttica — 6 500 haFranken — 6 100 haCorsica — 6 000 haTokaj — 5 800 haAlto Adige — 5 600 haValais — 4 800 haNorthern Rhône — 4 400 haRías Baixas — 4 300 haNahe — 4 200 haSussex & Kent — 4 000 haRheingau — 3 200 haBierzo — 3 000 haNemea — 3 000 haSavoie — 2 200 haJura — 2 000 haPriorat — 2 000 haWachau — 1 350 haValdeorras — 1 300 haSantorini — 1 100 haNaoussa — 700 haMadeira — 450 haColares — 20 haVenetoLanguedocBordeauxSicilyPugliaSouthern RhôneRiojaTuscanyLoire ValleyEmilia-RomagnaKakhetiSouth-West FrancePiedmontDouroChampagneAbruzzoUtiel-RequenaBurgundyProvenceSardiniaFriuliRibera del DueroPenedèsPfalzCampaniaAlentejoMinhoRuedaDãoMarcheAlsaceBeaujolaisBurgenlandUmbriaCalabriaMoselDalmatiaJerezCyprusAtticaFrankenCorsicaTokajAlto AdigeValaisNorthern RhôneRías BaixasNaheSussex & KentRheingauBierzoNemeaSavoieJuraPrioratWachauValdeorrasSantoriniNaoussaMadeiraColares
Blob size ≈ vineyard area · approximate locations · coastlines from Natural Earth

Venice made the wine trade — the republic's galleys carried malvasia from the Aegean and the wines of its mainland across the Mediterranean — and the Veneto still lives from that trade: it is Italy's largest wine region by volume, and Verona has hosted Vinitaly, the country's great wine fair, every year since 1967.

Three landscapes anchor it: the Prosecco hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, inscribed by UNESCO in 2019 for their steep, hand-worked slopes; the volcanic hillsides of Soave; and Valpolicella, north of Verona, where grapes dry on racks through the winter to become Amarone and Recioto — a technique of ancient roots that the region's drying lofts have kept alive.

The vineyard

Indicative share of plantings

The wines

Amarone della Valpolicella Red wine Prosecco Sparkling Pinot Grigio delle Venezie Dry white Soave Dry white

Through time

Indicative presence index, 0–100Origins & Antiquity — 15The Monastic Middle Ages — 20Exploration & the Fortified Age — 25Classifications & the Golden Age — 25Phylloxera & the World Crises — 30The Modern & New World Era — 70Antiquity15500150017001875195070
Origins & Antiquity Antiquity The Monastic Middle Ages 500 Exploration & the Fortified Age 1500 Classifications & the Golden Age 1700 Phylloxera & the World Crises 1875 The Modern & New World Era 1950