Recioto di Soave

Recioto di Soave is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 12 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Garganega and Trebbiano Di Soave. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

24,547 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

20.07 × 21.3 km

Centre

45.4723° N, 11.2076° E

Grapes

Bianchetta Trevigiana, Bronner, Cortese, Durella, Garganega, Goldtraminer, Grapariol, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Istriana, Manzoni Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Giallo, Nosiola, Pinot Bianco, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sauvignon, Semillon, Sylvaner Verde, Tocai Friulano, Trebbiano Di Soave, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Veltliner, Viognier

Other grapes

Fleurtai, Helios, Johanniter, Mueller Thurgau, Muscaris, Palava, Sauvignon Kretos, Sauvignon Nepis, Sauvignon Rytos, Solaris, Soreli, Souvignier Gris

Min planting density

3,300 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

6.8 km east of Lavagno

Nearest city

17 km east of Verona 258,031 people

To the sea

76 km

Rivers nearby

Adige (11 km)

Same latitude

Tip of the Mitt (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

21–712 m

Mean elevation

174 m

Measured over the whole outline on 85,924 elevation cells of about 54 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments43%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)33%
• Basic volcanic rocks (basalt)23%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 12

• Caldiero
• Cazzano Di Tramigna
• Colognola Ai Colli
• Illasi
• Lavagno
• Mezzane Di Sotto
• Montecchia Di Crosara
• Monteforte D'Alpone
• Roncà
• San Giovanni Ilarione
• San Martino Buon Albergo
• Soave

Wineries · 17

• ADALIA
• Balestri Valda
• Ca' Rugate - Azienda Agricola
• Canoso
• Cantina Cornelia Tessari
• Cantina del Castello
• I Stefanini - Società Agricola
• Insolente Vini
• La Cappuccina - Azienda Agricola
• Le Battistelle - Azienda Agricola
• Le Mandolare - Azienda Agricola
• Meggiolaro Vini
• Portinari Vini
• Rocca Sveva
• Sandro De Bruno - Azienda Agricola
• Suavia
• Tenuta Grimani

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications