Verona

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The protection afforded by the Lessini Mountains to the north, the proximity of Lake Garda, and a southerly exposure combine to produce a mild, Mediterranean-leaning climate.
• Mean annual rainfall ranges between 850 and 1,000 mm, with peaks concentrated in the winter months.
• The zone comprises a series of valleys and hills extending toward the plain, from Lake Garda to the province of Vicenza.

• Viticulture in the area is documented from the 7th to the 5th century B.C., attributed to the Paleo-Venetic or Etrusco-Rhaetic civilization in the «Pagus Arusnatium».
• Historic indigenous varieties: Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave for whites; Corvina, Corvinone, Oseleta, and Rossignola for reds.

• Young reds: ruby in color, vinous with fruity notes of cherry and rose, fresh, soft, pleasantly tannic, and occasionally showing a faintly bitter finish.

• Soils derived from calcare-dolomia, basalts, and morainic/alluvial deposits modulate the vine's water supply through to grape ripening.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0524