Explore wines, denominations and producers from this Italian wine region
Veneto is Italy's most productive wine region by volume and one of its most versatile, spanning everything from mass-market Prosecco to the powerful, dried-grape reds of Amarone della Valpolicella. Between Lake Garda and the Dolomites, the region's varied geography supports an unusually wide range of styles within a single administrative border.
The Valpolicella hills north of Verona are where Veneto's most serious wines are made: Amarone is produced from partially dried Corvina and Rondinella grapes in the appassimento method, concentrating sugars and flavor into a rich, high-alcohol red. Soave, made from Garganega on volcanic soils east of Verona, offers a lighter counterpoint. Meanwhile the Prosecco hills of Conegliano-Valdobbiadene, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site, produce Italy's best-known sparkling wine using the Charmat method, prioritizing freshness and fruit over the complexity of traditional-method sparklers.