Soave (wine)

Soave

Wine region
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Type	Denominazione di origine controllata
Year established	1968
Country	Italy
Part of	Veneto
Other regions in Veneto	Bardolino, Valpolicella, Gambellara
Sub-regions	Soave Classico, Colli Scaligeri
Size of planted vineyards	4,527 hectares (11,190 acres)[1]
Varietals produced	Garganega, Trebbiano di Soave, Chardonnay
Wine produced	383,000 hectolitres (8,400,000 imp gal; 10,100,000 US gal)[1]

Soave (/soʊˈɑːveɪ, ˈswɑːveɪ/ soh-AH-vay, SWAH-vay, Italian: [soˈaːve]) is a dry white Italian wine from the Veneto region, in northeast Italy, principally around the city of Verona. Within the Soave region are both a denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) zone and, since 2001, a denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG) designation known as Soave Superiore, with both zones being further sub-divided into a general and Classico designation for the wines produced in the heartland of the Soave region, around the sloping vineyards of Verona.

Throughout the Soave production zone Garganega is the principal grape variety, though Trebbiano di Soave and Chardonnay are permitted in varying percentages. While most Soave is dry, still wine, within the DOC zone a sparkling spumante style is permitted, as is the passito Recioto style, that in 1998 was granted its own DOCG designation for grapes grown in the hilly region.