Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Soave

Appellation

Soave is an appellation in Italy across 13 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay, Garganega and Trebbiano Di Soave. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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Key facts

Type: DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category: Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since: 1973-09-18
Area: 27,926 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W: 22.49 × 22.56 km
Centre: 45.4616° N, 11.2079° E
Grapes: Bianchetta Trevigiana, Bronner, Chardonnay, 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: 6.3 km east of Lavagno
Nearest city: 17 km east of Verona 258,031 people
To the sea: 76 km
Rivers nearby: Adige (10 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: 20–712 m
Mean elevation: 156 m

Measured over the whole outline on 97,713 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.