From the vineyards that embroider the hills around Garda in particular, exceptional wines such as Custoza and Lugana for whites, Bardolino red, also in rosé version with Chiaretto, to Garda DOC bubbles find their roots.
The hinterland, extending as far as Valpolicella, offers additional fine wines appreciated worldwide such as Amarone and Valpolicella for reds, to Recioto, both red and white, a sweet dessert wine.
Some of these wines have ancient origins, because there is evidence of Garda grape varieties as far back as the Middle Ages.
Your choice, for the next “gardesani DOC” tasting!
Custoza
From the vineyards that parade around Custoza comes the wine of the same name: a light white, with fruity notes, dry and above all delicate. Served just below ten degrees, it is ideal for a meal of local fish. Its variants are Custoza spumante and passito, perfect for an aperitif or dessert.
Lugana
Here is Lugana. Its territory of choice is the lower Garda area. A sophisticated white wine, increasingly appreciated by chefs and gourmands, full-bodied, with fruity notes, harmonious enough to go well with many local recipes, from appetizers to risottos, from pastas made amano to lake fish. For aperitifs you can choose its sparkling version, namely Lugana Superiore.
Amarone
Amarone, the king of red wines from the Veneto, considered worldwide to be one of the great red wines of Italy, saw its beginnings in 1950, made from grapes left to dry in special rooms, on wooden trellises: fermentation is completed, resulting in an opulent dry wine with a particularly high alcohol content.
Valpolicella
Valpolicella is the wine of the hills and valleys north of Verona, an area that binds the bottles’ Denominazione di Origine Controllata. Valpolicella can be made in several versions. From the lightest and most meal-like, simply named “Valpolicella,” a wine made from fresh grapes, crushed and fermented after the harvest, to Valpolicella Superiore made from more selected grapes and aged for 12 months in wooden barrels, to Valpolicella Ripasso, fermented twice, benefiting from the aromas of the skins of selected Amarone grapes.
Bardolino
Bardolino is the dry, light wine produced from the vineyards in the moraine hills behind the lake. Ruby red, with hints of cherry, it comes from a variety of grapes but the most important grape variety is Corvina Veronese, an indigenous variety that was essential to winning DOC status. One variety of Bardolino is Bardolino Chiaretto, a light rosé that is perfect with lake fish dishes.
Recioto
Recioto della Valpolicella has the same production process as Amarone, except for the final part, where fermentation of the sugars that turn into alcohol is interrupted, resulting in a sweet wine, an ideal companion for a dessert with a deep ruby color.
Garda DOC
And to celebrate, Garda DOC sparkling wine sparkles, produced in charmat and classic method declinations.
