Valpolicella
The red-wine hills north of Verona, home to Valpolicella, Ripasso, Recioto, and Amarone.
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Veneto Wine Regions
Veneto is easier to understand as a map of places: Verona red-wine hills, Prosecco country, Soave's white-wine slopes, Lake Garda, and the volcanic Euganean Hills near Padua.
How to use this page
Regions are places. Wine guides are styles.
Some Veneto names are both place names and wine names, which can make the region confusing at first. Valpolicella is a place, while Amarone and Ripasso are wine styles from that place. The Prosecco hills are places, while Prosecco is the wine category. Soave is both a town area and a white wine.
This page gives you the regional map. The individual region pages explain each place, and the wine guide pages go deeper into the bottles and label terms.
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Key Veneto Wine Areas
Prosecco Hills
Conegliano Valdobbiadene and Asolo, the Veneto hillside areas behind more specific Prosecco DOCG wines.
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The white-wine area east of Verona, known for Garganega, Soave Classico, and hillside vineyards.
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The Lake Garda red-wine area for lighter, fresher Veneto reds and Chiaretto rosé.
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A Lake Garda white-wine area shared by Veneto and Lombardy, based on Turbiana.
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Volcanic hills near Padua with reds, whites, Fior d'Arancio, and quieter wine-travel routes.
Explore Colli EuganeiChoosing a Veneto region by trip style
If you are staying in Verona, Valpolicella and Soave are the easiest wine areas to understand first. Valpolicella gives you the famous red-wine family, while Soave gives you one of Veneto's most useful white wines.
If you are staying in Venice or Treviso, the Prosecco hills are a natural day-trip direction. If your trip includes Lake Garda, Bardolino and Lugana make more sense than forcing every wine day toward Verona.
If you are near Padua or want a quieter route, Colli Euganei can be a good alternative to the more famous names.
Choosing a Veneto region by wine style
| If you like... | Start with... |
|---|---|
| Powerful red wines | Valpolicella, especially Amarone and Ripasso |
| Fresh sparkling wines | Prosecco Hills, especially Conegliano Valdobbiadene and Asolo |
| Mineral white wines | Soave and Lugana |
| Lighter reds and rosé | Bardolino and Chiaretto |
| Less obvious wine routes | Colli Euganei |