Veneto, Italy

Veneto is a large wine-producing region in the north east of Italy, making everything from Valpolicella, Soave and Prosecco, to simple but delicious IGT Pinot Grigio. Veneto is a substantial and increasingly important wine region in the northeastern corner of Italy, slightly smaller than Italy's other main wine-producing regions – Piedmont, Tuscany, Lombardy, Puglia and Sicily – yet it generates more wine than any of them. With fruity red Valpolicella complementing its intense Amarone and sweet Recioto counterparts, Veneto is armed with a formidable portfolio of red wines to go with its refreshing whites, such as Soave and sparkling Prosecco. Although much of the new vineyard area that supported Veneto's increased wine output was of questionable viticultural quality, today more than 25 percent of the region's wine is made and sold under DOC/DOCG titles.