Most producers, even those with high-quality vineyards, label their wines as simply “Soave.”
Soave Colli Scaligeri, from hills outside the Classico zone, has never taken off as a category. Stretching between the towns of Soave and Monforte d’Alpone, Classico’s hills are largely considered the best area, with basalt soils of volcanic origin as well as calcareous clay. Soave Classico has lower yields, and it turns out 12 million bottles per year. Then, in the 1960s, Soave expanded from its original 4,200 acres to today’s 17,297 acres, spanning across 13 townships. In 1931, the Italian government delimited what is now the Classico zone in recognition of its excellent wines. It has an annual production of 30 million bottles. Soave, the most popular, is grown outside the Classico zone, often in the plains. The Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) for Soave comes in three categories: Soave, Soave Classico and Soave Colli Scaligeri.
These areas account for 38% of the appellation and highlight the growing zone’s most suitable areas, where native grape Garganega thrives.īesides the newly established vineyard areas shared by multiple producers, Soave, along with the entire Veneto region, has adopted a more serious approach to controlling single-vineyard bottlings from specific, individual vineyards. Starting with the 2019 vintage, they’re officially known as Unità Geografiche Aggiuntive (UGA). To help highlight the two distinct styles, the denomination introduced 33 official vineyard areas or crus.
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But the best of them, made with grapes grown in hillside vineyards planted in volcanic or calcareous soils, are world-class, full of flavor and characterized by depth and surprising longevity. Soave-the Italian dry white wine made around the eponymous medieval town east of Verona-is often associated with light-bodied, zesty bottlings destined for immediate consumption. Decorative Wine Racks & Modular Systems.
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