Recioto di Soave

Wine from Recioto di Soave comes out of Soave, Italy, where it sits as an appellation.

Garganega leads the plantings, with Trebbiano di Soave alongside it.

Vines root into clay and volcanic.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as elevated and hills.

Sweet white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows rich.

Quality is codified by the DOCG, which is worth reading off the label.

The named areas within are Recioto di Soave Classico.

Producers worth knowing include Ca Rugate, Gini, Monte Tondo and Pieropan.

Pour them alongside blue cheeses, desserts, foie gras and pastries.

Serve at 8 to 10°C.

In the glass.

Sweet white: Rich.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• DOCG

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Bolla Recioto di Soave Classico DOCG, Veneto, Italy
• Ca Rugate La Perlara, Recioto di Soave DOCG, Italy
• Cantina Cornelia Tessari 'Tre Colli', Recioto di Soave Classico DOCG, Italy
• Cantina del Castello Cortepittora, Recioto di Soave Classico DOCG, Italy
• Cantina di Monteforte 'Sigillo', Recioto di Soave DOCG, Italy
• Cantina di Soave 'Le Poesie' Recioto di Soave Classico DOCG, Veneto, Italy
• Cantine Pra Fontane, Recioto di Soave DOCG, Italy
• Coffele Le Sponde, Recioto di Soave DOCG, Italy

At the table.

• blue cheeses
• desserts
• foie gras
• pastries

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 8 to 10°C.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Recioto di Soave: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Italy, or the wider Soave guide.