DOC wines around Lake Garda
The majority of the wines that are commonly associated with Lake Garda, originally come from Province of Verona, the first provice of Italy for the production of DOC wines. Out of the 22 DOC wines produced in Veneto, 10 come from the hills around Verona and are inextricably linked to the production areas.
They follow the trend of the arc that starts from the hills of Lake Garda, covers the whole province to the Val d'Alpone, on the border with Vicenza. Valpolicella, Recioto, Amarone, in Valpolicella, Soave bordering Vicenza, Custoza, Lugana and Bardolino of the Lake Garda hinterland, the Durello in the Lessini mountains, the Arcole in the lower Veronese area, and the Valdadige in Terra dei Forti.
In addition to the province of Verona not to forget the quality of Franciacorta and the province of Brescia and Garda Classico and Valtènesi DOC from the west side of the lake, also in the province of Brescia. Great expressions of the territory, the wines of the province of Trento in the north of the Lake.
Valpolicella: Vocation for great red wines
Located roughly to north-west of the town of Verona, between the Adige to the west and the Monti Lessini to the north, the Valpolicella produces some of Italy’s greatest red wines.
The area can be divided into three broad altitude bands; the first, the flat land on the left of the river Adige, the second, densely planted mid-altitude hillsides and the third slopes which climb to around 600 metres above sea level in the communes of Fumane and Negrar.
The heart of the production area is the Valpolicella Classica d.o.c. zone which extends over the three main valleys of Fumane, Marano and Negrar and in addition to the villages of the same names includes those of Sant’Ambrogio and San Pietro in Cariano. The Valpolicella d.o.c. zone on the other hand, sometimes called the "zona allargata" or ‘extended zone’ , stretches to the east and takes in the valleys of Valpantena (the only sub-zone recognised by the d.o.c.), Marcellise, Mezzane, Illasi and Tramigna.
Altogether the production zone is around 45 km long from east to west and between 5 and 8 km wide, with an altitude range of 150 to 350 metres above sea level. It includes, in whole or part, the communes of Marano, Fumane, Negrar, S. Ambrogio, S. Pietro in Cariano, Dolcé, Verona, S. Martino Buon Albergo, Lavagno, Mezzane, Tregnago, Illasi, Colognola ai Colli, Cazzano di Tramigna, Grezzana, Pescantina, Cerro Veronese, S. Mauro di Saline e Montecchia di Crosara.
What about Soave with food?
The district which contains the vineyards of Soave offers a great variety of different crops - available directly from the vegetable garden or from the local fields - and consequently also of culinary ingredients.At the table, Soave has the great merit of bringing out the full flavour and aromas of these products and of their area of origin. A potential match, for example, is to combine it with cold cuts or sausages, such as with Verona's famous and ever popular soppressa, with cured ham from Soave itself, or with a spicy cotechino, a dish that is currently very much back in vogue. Since time immemorial, the traditional first course in the Soave area was always soup, either made from vegetables (minestrone) with the addition of beans, or pamojo or panà, bread that had been boiled up and to which a drizzle of olive oil was added. An alternative was rice with vegetables: savoy or other types of cabbage, i bisi (peas), or with celeriac. Home-made fresh pasta, such as tagliatelle (taiadele in brodo coi fegatini) or lasagnette, was a special Sunday dish, followed by a boiled hen or beef served with various sauces, such as pearà (made from stale bread and cheese), salsa verde (from parsley and anchovies) and cren (finely chopped horseradish).
Events 2012
28.01. - 29.01.2012
Anteprima Amarone - Palazzo della Gran Guardia, Verona
Amarone new vintage 2008 presentation
23.02.2012 at 20:00
Theme evening - "Bollito con Pearà" - Ristorante-Enoteca al Covolo, San't Ambrogio di Valpolicella - Verona
The King of Verona.... € 25,00 p. P. booking tel 045 7732350 -
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08.03.2012 at 20:00
Theme evening - "Gavi" - Ristorante-Enoteca al Covolo, San't Ambrogio di Valpolicella - Verona
From Monferrato the typical Ravioli and more.... € 25,00 p. P. booking tel 045 7732350 -
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11.03.2012 - 10:00-18:00
Banco d'assaggio Chiaretto e Bardolino - Dogana Veneta, Lazise - Verona
free entrance
10.03. - 11.03.2012
Il Veneto al 300x100, Susegana, Treviso
3 wines per producer, 100 producers from Veneto selected from AIS Veneto
22.03.2012 um 20:00
Theme evening - "Baccalà" - Ristorante-Enoteca al Covolo, San't Ambrogio di Valpolicella - Verona
The traditional recepy.. € 25,00 p. P. booking tel 045 7732350 -
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25.03 - 28.03.2012
Vinitaly, Fiera di Verona, Verona
03.05.2012 um 20:00
Theme evening - "Gorgonzola and Asparagus" - Ristorante-Enoteca al Covolo, San't Ambrogio di Valpolicella - Verona
For Gorgonzola lovers.... € 25,00 p. P. booking tel 045 7732350 -
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