Territory

Verona

The roots of Cantine di Verona are firmly planted where it all began, in the beauty and history of Verona, a place which Cantine di Verona protects and promotes.

Here, wine is culture. This is where grapevines have been a fundamental part of the landscape since time immemorial. Our goal is therefore to preserve the land as it is, respecting it and ensuring that it remains intact for future generations.

In the vineyard as in the winery, ancient knowledge is accompanied by the most innovative technologies, in the constant interaction between past and future which allows the wines to express themselves at their best.

Cantine di Verona is a world ambassador of wines from Verona, with all the most important designations of the territory represented in the cooperative’s lines: Amarone, Valpolicella, Custoza, Soave, Bardolino, Lugana, and Garda.

Map of designations

Amarone della valpolicella docg

type

Amarone della Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena, Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva

characteristics

Colour: a deep red, possibly tending to garnet with aging

A characteristic, accentuated bouquet

Taste: full, velvety, warm

composition

Corvina Veronese 45% to 95% (corvinone is allowed to a maximum of 50%, replacing an equal amount of corvina) and rondinella 5% to 30%; a maximum of 15% of other nonaromatic red grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the Province of Verona, with a maximum of 10% for each individual grape variety, and up to 10% of other classified native Italian red grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the Province of Verona.

soil

Calcareous, marly

aging

Amarone della Valpolicella: 24 months starting on 1 January following the grape harvest

Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva: 48 months beginning on 1 November in the harvest year

pairings

braised meat, stews, roasted meat — especially game — aged cheese

territory

Municipalities: Marano, Fumane, Negrar, Sant’Ambrogio, San Pietro in Cariano, Dolcè, Verona, San Martino Buon Albergo, Lavagno, Mezzane, Tregnago, Illasi, Colognola ai Colli, Cazzano di Tramigna, Grezzana, Pescantina, Cerro Veronese, San Mauro di Saline, Montecchia di Crosara

VALPOLICELLA DOC

type

Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella Superiore, Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Valpolicella Valpantena, Valpolicella Valpantena Superiore

characteristics

Colour: red tending to garnet with aging

Bouquet: pleasant, delicate, characteristic, sometimes reminiscent of bitter almonds

Taste: velvety, full-bodied, savory, harmonious

composition

Corvina veronese 45% to 95% (corvinone is allowed to a maximum of 50%, replacing an equal amount of corvina) and rondinella 5% to 30%; a maximum of 25% of other varieties may be included: nonaromatic red grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the Province of Verona up to 15% and with a maximum of 10% for each individual grape variety, and up to 10% of other classified native Italian red grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the Province of Verona

soil

Siliceous, calcareous

aging

Valpolicella Superiore: at least 12 months starting on 1 January following the grape harvest

pairings

Grilled meat, poultry, game birds, baked pasta with meat sauces, cheese

territory

Valpolicella, also Superiore

Municipalities: Marano di Valpolicella, Fumane, Negrar, Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella, San Pietro in Cariano, Dolcè, Verona, San Martino Buon Albergo, Lavagno, Mezzane, Tregnago, Illasi, Colognola ai Colli, Cazzano di Tramigna, Grezzana, Pescantina, Cerro Veronese, San Mauro di Saline, Montecchia di Crosara

Valpolicella Classico and Classico Superiore

Municipalities: Negrar, Marano di Valpolicella, Fumane, Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella, San Pietro in Cariano

Valpolicella Valpantena and Valpantena Superiore

Municipalities: Grezzana, Badia Calavena, Cerro Veronese, Erbezzo, Roverè Veronese, Velo Veronese

BIANCO DI CUSTOZA DOC

type

Bianco di Custoza, Bianco di Custoza Superiore, Bianco di Custoza spumante, Bianco di Custoza passito

characteristics

Bianco di Custoza

Colour: straw yellow

Bouquet: fruity, slightly aromatic

Taste: savory, soft, with right body, pleasantly bitter

Bianco di Custoza Superiore

Colour: straw yellow with a tendency to golden yellow with aging

Bouquet: pleasant, characteristic slightly aromatic

Taste: soft, harmonious, full-bodied with a possible slight perception of wood

Bianco di Custoza sparkling

Bubbles: fine and persistent

Colour: more or less intense straw yellow with possible golden reflections

Bouquet: fragrant with a hint of fruitiness when made sparkling with the Martinotti method; fine and composed, characteristic of fermentation in the bottle with the classic method

Taste: form brut to dry

Bianco di Custoza sweet

Colour: golden yellow

Bouquet: intense and fruity

Taste: semi-sweet or sweet, velvety, harmonious, lightly aromatic, with a slight perception of wood

composition

Trebbiano toscano 10% to 45%, garganega 20% to 40%, trebbianello 5% to 30%, bianca fernanda up to 30%, malvasia, welschriesling, pinot blanc, chardonnay and manzoni bianco, either alone or together up to 30%

soil

Calcareous, clay-limestone, gravel-limestone, gravel-sand

aging

Bianco di Custoza Superiore: at least 5 months starting on 1 November in the harvest year

Bianco Custoza sweet: released for consumption after 1 September in the year following the vintage

pairings

Bianco di Custoza: lean fish appetizers, fried freshwater fish, risotto with squid ink, flavored boiled fish

territory

Municipalities: Sommacampagna, Villafranca di Verona, Valeggio sul Mincio, Peschiera del Garda, Lazise, Castelnuovo del Garda, Pastrengo, Bussolengo, Sona

SOAVE DOC

type

Soave, Soave Classico, Soave Colli Scaligeri, Soave sparkling

characteristics

Soave, Soave Classico, Soave Colli Scaligeri

Colour: straw yellow tending to greenish at times

Bouquet: characteristic, intense and delicate

Taste: dry, medium-bodied, and harmonious, slightly bitter

Soave sparkling

Bubbles: fine and persistent

Colour: straw yellow tending to bright greenish at times

Bouquet: characteristic, intense and delicate

Taste: medium-bodied, harmonious, slightly bitter in the extra brut or brut, extra dry or dry versions

composition

Garganega at least 70%, trebbiano di Soave and chardonnay for a maximum of 30%; the latter may include grapes from white, nonaromatic grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the province of Verona up to a maximum of 5%

soil

Tufaceous, volcanic, calcareous

aging

Not specified

pairings

Soave: seafood appetizers, seafood risotto, pasta dishes with white fish sauce, boiled seafood

Soave sparkling: fruit tarts

territory

Municipalities: Soave, Monteforte d’Alpone, San Martino Buon Albergo, Mezzane di Sotto, Roncà, Montecchia di Crosara, San Giovanni Ilarione, San Bonifacio, Cazzano di Tramigna, Colognola ai Colli, Caldiero, Illasi, Lavagno

BARDOLINO DOC

type

Bardolino, also Classico and novello, Bardolino Chiaretto, also Classico, Bardolino Chiaretto sparkling

characteristics

Bardolino

Colour: ruby red at times tending to cherry, turning garnet with aging

Bouquet: characteristic

Taste: dry, savory, harmonious

Bardolino Chiaretto

Colour: pink tending to garnet with aging

Bouquet: characteristic, fruity, delicate

Taste: soft, savory, harmonious

Bardolino novello

Colour: light ruby red

Bouquet: characteristic, intense, fruity

Taste: dry, soft, savory, slightly acidic, fresh, sometimes slightly lively

Bardolino Chiaretto sparkling

Bubbles: soft, fine, and persistent

Colour: pink tending to garnet with aging

Bouquet: characteristic, delicate

Taste: soft, savory, slightly acidic

composition

Corvina veronese 35% to 80% (corvinone is allowed to a maximum of 20%, replacing an equal amount of corvina)), rondinella 10% to 40%, molinara up to a maximum of 15%; other nonaromatic red grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the Province of Verona up to 20% and with a maximum of 10% for each individual grape variety

soil

Morainic

aging

Bardolino classico: 12 to 36 months

pairings

Bardolino: Prosciutto Veneto, Piave Fresco

Bardolino spumante: Prosciutto Veneto, sopressa, asiago, risotto with quail

Bardolino novello: Prosciutto Veneto, sopressa

territory

Municipalities: Bardolino, Garda, Lazise, Affi, Costermano su Garda, Cavaion Veronese, Torri del Benaco, Caprino Veronese, Rivoli Veronese, Pastrengo, Bussolengo, Sona, Sommacampagna, Castelnuovo, Peschiera del Garda, Valeggio sul Mincio

GARDA DOC

type

Garda possibly accompanied by

indication of grape variety: Garganega, Chardonnay, also sparkling, Tai, Riesling also sparkling, Welschriesling, Cortese, Sauvignon, Pinot blanc, also sparkling, Pinot grigio, Pinot nero, Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Marzemino, Corvina, Barbera, Garda Classico white, Garda Classico chiaretto, Garda Classico red, also novello and Superiore, Garda Classico Groppello, also Riserva

characteristics

Colour, aroma, and taste: variable based on the types listed above

composition

Garda Garganega, Pinot blanc, Pinot grigio, Chardonnay, Tai, Riesling Italico, Riesling, Cortese, Sauvignon: at least 85% from the corresponding grape varieties; other white, nonaromatic grape varieties suitable for cultivation in Lombardy and the Province of Verona, up to a maximum of 15%

Garda Cabernet, Cabernet franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot noir, Marzenino, Corvina, Barbera: at least 85% from the corresponding grape varieties; other nonaromatic red grape varieties suitable for cultivation in Lombardy and the Province of Verona up to a maximum of 15%

Garda Classico white: riesling and/or Welschriesling: at least 70%, other nonaromatic white grape varieties suitable for cultivation in Lombardy and the Province of Verona up to a maximum of 30%

Garda Classico Rosso, Rosso Superiore and Chiaretto: groppello gentile, Santo Stefano and mocasina at least 30%, marzemino at least 5%, sangiovese at least 5%, barbera at least 5%; other grape varieties, suitable for cultivation in Lombardy up to a maximum of 10%

Garda Classico Groppello and Groppello Riserva: groppello gentile, mocasina and groppellone for at least 85%; other nonaromatic red grape varieties suitable for cultivation in Lombardy up to a maximum of 15%

soil

Calcareous, morainic, rocky

aging

Garda Classico Groppello Rosso Superiore: may be released for consumption only after 31 December following the harvest

Garda Classico Groppello Riserva: 24 months starting on 1 November in the harvest year

pairings

Versatile wines suitable for the entire meal

territory

Garda

Municipalities: 46 in the Province of Verona, 6 in the Province of Mantua (Monzambano, Ponti sul Mincio, and part of Castiglione delle Stiviere, Cavriana, Solferino, Volta Mantovana), 24 in the Province of Brescia

Garda Classico

Municipalities in the Province of Brescia: Limone sul Garda, Tremosine, Tignale, Gargnano, Vobarno, Toscolano Maderno, Gardone Riviera, Salò, Roè Volciano, Villanuova sul Clisi, Gavardo, San Felice del Benaco, Puegnago, Muscoline, Manerba del Garda, Polpenazze, Moniga del Garda, Soiano del Lago, Calvagese della Riviera, Padenghe sul Garda, Bedizzole, Lonato, Desenzano del Garda, Pozzolengo, Sirmione

LUGANA DOC

type

Lugana, also Superiore, Riserva, late harvest, sparkling

characteristics

Lugana

Colour: straw or greenish yellow, tending to slightly golden yellow with aging

Bouquet: delicate, pleasant, characteristic

Taste: fresh, soft, dry to sweet, harmonious, with a possible slight perception of wood

Lugana Superiore

Colour: straw or greenish yellow, tending to a light golden yellow with aging

Bouquet: delicate, pleasant, characteristic

Taste: soft, dry to sweet, harmonious, full-bodied, with a possible slight perception of wood

Lugana Riserva

Colour: straw yellow tending to golden yellow with aging

Bouquet: delicate, pleasant, characteristic

Taste: soft, dry to sweet, harmonious, with a possible perception of wood

Lugana late harvest

Colour: golden yellow tending to amber with aging

Bouquet: intense, pleasant, characteristic

Taste: harmonious, velvety, from semi-sweet to sweet, full-bodied, with a possible perception of wood

Lugana sparkling wine

Bubbles: fine and persistent

Colour: more or less intense straw yellow with possible golden reflections

Bouquet: fragrant, with a hint of fruitiness when sparkling with the Charmat method; a fine bouquet due to bottle fermentation when sparkling with the classical method

Taste: fresh, savory, fine, harmonious

composition

Trebbiano di Soave; other nonaromatic white grape varieties suitable for cultivation in Lombardy and the Province of Verona, jointly or individually, up to a maximum of 10%