The Best of Northern Italy
by Antonio Galloni
Veneto: Focus on Amarone
Veneto is one of Italy’s most fascinating and diverse winemaking regions. Along with Piedmont, I can’t think of another region in Italy that produces so many different and compelling wines, at all levels. The sparkling Prosecco is a delicious, budget-friendly choice for an aperitif. The white Soave is experiencing a resurgence as a number of growers exalt the unique qualities of the finest hillside vineyards. In the Valpolicella district, home to Valpolicella, Amarone and Recioto, readers will find an amazing number of terrific wines loaded with character.
Veneto is one of Italy’s most fascinating and diverse winemaking regions. Along with Piedmont, I can’t think of another region in Italy that produces so many different and compelling wines, at all levels. The sparkling Prosecco is a delicious, budget-friendly choice for an aperitif. The white Soave is experiencing a resurgence as a number of growers exalt the unique qualities of the finest hillside vineyards. In the Valpolicella district, home to Valpolicella, Amarone and Recioto, readers will find an amazing number of terrific wines loaded with character.
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Producers in this Article
- Abbazia di Novacella
- Adami
- Allegrini
- Bastianich
- Bellavista
- Bertani
- Bisol
- Borgo del Tiglio
- Brigaldara
- Brunnenhof
- Ca' del Bosco
- Cantina Bolzano - St. Magdalena
- Cantina di Caldaro
- Cantina Terlano
- Collavini
- Colterenzio Schreckbichl
- Conti Sertoli Salis
- Corte Giara
- Corte Sant’Alda
- Costaripa
- Damijan
- Dorigo
- Ebnerhof
- Edi Kante
- Elena Walch
- Erbhof Unterganzner
- Falkenstein
- Ferrari
- Foradori
- Franz Gojer-Glögglhof
- Fratta Pasini
- Gini
- Gottardi
- Gravner
- Griesbauerhof - George Mumelter
- Gumphof
- H. Lun
- Jermann
- J. Hofstätter
- Klosterhof
- Köfererhof
- Kornell
- Kranzelhof - Ansitz Kranzel
- Kuenhof
- La Castellada
- Lageder
- Latium Morini
- Le Due Terre
- Le Ragose
- Le Salette
- Les Crêtes
- Lis Neris
- Livio Felluga
- Loaker Schwarhöf
- Maculan
- Maison Vevey Albert
- Manni Nössing
- Marco Felluga
- Marion
- Masi
- Mazzi
- Meroi
- Miani
- Milla
- Moschioni
- Muri Gries
- Nino Franco
- Nino Negri
- Öbermoser
- Pacherhöf
- Peter Dipoli
- Pfannenstielhof
- Pieropan
- Pierpaolo Pecorari
- Pra'
- Quintarelli
- Roccolo Grassi
- Ronc di Vico
- Ronco del Gnemiz
- Russiz Superiore
- Sansonina
- Santi
- Sartori
- Schiopetto
- Scubla
- Speri
- St. Michael-Eppan
- Stroblhof
- Tedeschi
- Tenuta Galtarossa
- Tenuta San Leonardo
- Tenuta Sant’Antonio
- Thurnhof
- Tiefenbrunner
- Tommasi
- Tommaso Bussola
- Toros
- Trabucchi
- Tramin
- Venica & Venica
- Vignaioli Contrà Soarda
- Villa Russiz
- Vodopivec
- Weingut H. Lentsch
- Weingut Niklas
- Zenato
- Zidarich
- Zöhlhof
- Zýmē
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