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Soave, Gambellara & Lessini (eastern Verona / western Vicenza)

Soave, Gambellara and the Lessini hills sit together in eastern Veneto. Garganega anchors the Soave and Lessini side, while volcanic soils are central to Gambellara.

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Soave, Gambellara & Lessini (eastern Verona / western Vicenza), Veneto
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Soave · Soave Superiore · Recioto di Soave · Gambellara
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Atlas locationSoave, Gambellara & Lessini (eastern Verona / western Vicenza) · Veneto45.52° N · 11.27° EOpen in Atlas

Soave, Gambellara and the Lessini hills are wine areas in eastern Veneto. Garganega is important in Soave and the Lessini hills, while Gambellara has volcanic soils. The appellations include Soave, Soave Superiore, Recioto di Soave, Gambellara, Recioto di Gambellara and Lessini Durello.

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Producers in Soave, Gambellara & Lessini (eastern Verona / western Vicenza)

Producer profiles

  • Azienda Agricola Camerani MarinellaMarinella Camerani farms 22 hectares above Mezzane di Sotto in the eastern Valpolicella hills, growing Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella under full biodynamic certification.
  • Azienda Agricola Corte Sant'AldaMarinella Camerani's Corte Sant'Alda is the only Veneto estate certified both organic and Demeter biodynamic, farming 19 hectares in Valpolicella Classica and producing a Ripasso that holds freshness alongside earthy depth.
  • Azienda Agricola di Graziano PràAzienda Agricola di Graziano Prà comes from Veneto, Italy.
  • Azienda Agricola FranchettoA family estate in Terrossa di Roncà, in the volcanic eastern hills of the Soave zone, making 100% Garganega Soave DOC from 45-million-year-old basalt soils.
  • Azienda Agricola InamaFamily estate farming volcanic parcels in Soave Classico for Garganega and Sauvignon Blanc whites, and limestone-clay slopes in the Colli Berici for Carmenère-led reds.
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  • Azienda Agricola Le BattistelleA family estate in Soave Classico, farming 100% Garganega on steep volcanic parcels in Brognoligo since 2002, when the Dal Bosco family left cooperative selling to bottle under their own name.
  • Azienda Agricola MarionAzienda Agricola Marion is a Veneto estate founded in the late 1980s, with 22 hectares of vineyards rooted in calcareous marl soils.
  • Azienda Agricola Prá GrazianoGraziano Prà founded his estate in Soave in 1983, becoming the first in his family to bottle wine under the family name.
  • AZIENDA AGRICOLA SUAVIAFamily estate in Fittà at the heart of Soave Classico, farming only Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave on ancient volcanic basalt.
  • Ca' del SetteFamily winery in Gambellara, Veneto, founded in 1865.
  • Ca' RugateA four-generation Tessari family estate in Verona's Valpolicella and Soave Classico zones, producing 750,000 bottles annually from 90 certified organic hectares across three appellations.
  • Cantina Cornelia TessariThree-generation Soave Classico estate in Monteforte d'Alpone producing five Garganega expressions from dry still wine to con fondo sparkling to six-month Recioto.
  • Cantina di MonteforteCooperative winery in Monteforte d'Alpone farming 1,200 hectares of volcanic basaltic soils in the Soave zone, producing white DOC wines built on Garganega.
  • CANTINA TONELLO SOCIETA' AGRICOLA SEMPLICEOrganic estate in Montorso Vicentino specialising in Durella sparkling wines from volcanic Lessini soils, made col fondo with sediment in the bottle.
  • Cantine di OraFour Valpolicella reds from the same Corvina grape set, each shaped by a different drying or élevage method.
  • Colli Vicentint, Vitevis Cantine Società Cooperativa AgricolCooperative winery in the Berici Hills near Montecchio Maggiore, founded by 33 growers in 1955, now part of the Vitevis group.
  • Collis HeritageLarge-scale Veneto cooperative wine house formed in 2023, covering Valpolicella reds, Soave whites, and Prosecco across more than 2,000 grower families.
  • Corte CanellaSmall Verona family winery founded in 2009 by Francesco and Adriana, with vineyards in the Cellore hills above Val d'Illasi farmed entirely to Amarone standard.
  • Danese CantinaDanese Cantina is a family winery founded in 1950, shaped by generations of Danese leadership and a long evolution from bulk to branded wines.
  • Fasoli GinoA four-generation family estate in the Illasi Valley of eastern Verona, farming organically since 1984 and biodynamically since 2006.
  • La Cappuccina Societa Agricola SempliceTessari family estate in Soave DOC, certified organic since 1985, farming Garganega on volcanic basalt east of Verona.
  • PieropanPieropan makes Garganega-based Soave Classico from 40 hectares of volcanic and limestone hillside vineyards in the Veneto, including Calvarino and La Rocca, two single-vineyard wines first produced in 1971 and 1978.
  • Tenuta l'ArmoniaOld-vine Cabernet Franc from three volcanic parcels in Vicenza province, made by grower-winemaker Andrea Pendin with extended maceration and no filtration.
  • Tenuta Sant' AntonioA four-brother Veneto estate farming limestone hills for Valpolicella and volcanic slopes for Soave, making everything from steel-aged SCAIA wines to barrel-matured Amarone.
  • Vivaldi WinesVerona hills producer making Valpolicella, Ripasso and Amarone with dried grape pomace and grape drying.
  • ZoninFamily-owned Veneto company founded in 1821, producing Prosecco DOC and wines from nine Italian estates across more than 140 countries.
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