Soave (wine)

Soave Soave Classico or wine is produced mainly from the well-known Italian Garganega grape. An addition of a maximum of 30 % of Trebbiano di Soave and / or Pinot Bianco and / or Chardonnay is allowed.

This dry white wine is named after the Italian town of Soave east of Verona, Veneto. It is low in acidity and has a velvety- smooth flavor. Soave is one of the most famous wines from Italy and has the status of a DOC. The minimum alcohol content is 10.5 percent, from 11.5 percent, he may be called Soave Superiore.

Most often, however, a simple wine that is exported to the masses in the whole world. To meet this export demand, the DOC zone was expanded to 5,000 ha and affiliated with the existing already since 1927 Classico zone. 85 % of production is wine producers who strive for high production volumes at low prices in order to serve this market.

The name referred Classico wines that come from the core of the area around Soave and Monteforte d' Alpone in the Italian wine glossary. The 1,500 hectare vineyard is located at an altitude of about 250 m slm Mostly this term is a reliable help buying. ; the yields are low, the wine thus concentrated. The Soave Classico can be a very nice wine with fresh citrus and lemon notes. In addition, he is reminiscent of cherry and elderflower.

A Soave Classico fits fish and egg dishes; a drinking temperature of 10-12 ° C is recommended. The wine should be enjoyed in his early youth and needs to be uncorked until shortly before serving.

Since the 1980s, Recioto di Soave wines are again increasingly grown, who have now earned the reputation as one of Italy's finest dessert wines.

History

There are different opinions of historians who tried during centuries to explore the origin of the term " Soave ". The most probable conjecture, according to which the area of ​​Soave has received its name from the "Schwaben" ( Suevi ), the German people, which came under Alboin to Italy.