DOC · since 2004
Garda
Wine · PDO · 76 municipalities
Recognized since 2004, the Garda DOC encompasses 76 municipalities, including Affi in the province of Verona. What distinguishes this denomination from neighboring Italian appellations is its specific rules for blending and the complete absence of a "riserva" category. While single-varietal wines are permitted, Garda uniquely allows bi-varietal options only if the minor variety exceeds 15% of the final blend. For the representative Garda Bianco, which limits maximum yield to 18.0 t/ha, a minimum 50% of Garganega, Trebbiano, Chardonnay, or Pinot Grigio is mandatory, producing a delicate bouquet of white flowers and white-fleshed fruit.
Garganega e/o Trebbiano (di Soave e/o Toscano) e/o Chardonnay e/o Pinot Grigio 50%11% vol min180 q/ha maxsource ↗
Production zone
Producers51 verified
Albino Armani✓Averoldi✓Azienda Agricola La Torre✓Baroldi✓Bergamini✓Bottenago✓Brigaldara✓CADIS 1898 (Cantina di Soave)✓Cà Maiol✓Cantina Bulgarini✓Cantina Castelnuovo (Vitevis)✓Cantina di Custoza✓Cantina di Monteforte✓Cantina Gozzi✓Cantina Riondo✓Cantina Roeno✓Cantina Sociale Colognola✓Cantina Zeni✓Cantine di Verona✓Cavalchina✓Cavaliere del Garda✓Civielle✓Colli Berici✓Collis✓Contri Spumanti✓Cottini✓Delibori✓Enoitalia✓Famiglia Olivini✓Fratelli Martini✓Gruppo Italiano Vini✓La Serenissima✓Monteci✓Oselara✓Perla del Garda✓Pratello✓Prendina✓Recchia Vini✓Ricchi✓Santa Cristina✓Santa Sofia✓Sartori✓Schenk Italia✓Sei Terre✓Tinazzi✓Valdo✓Valpantena Colli Morenici✓Vigneti Villabella✓Virgili✓Vitevis✓Zenato✓
The facts
- Colour
- more or less intense straw yellow, sometimes tending towards greenish-yellow
- Taste
- from dry to off-dry, harmonious, full, of white-fleshed fruit, sometimes off-dry
- Consortium
- Consorzio Garda DOC →
The producers 51
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Albino Armani
Dolcè
Averoldi
Azienda Agricola La Torre
Sommacampagna
Baroldi
Gargnano
Bergamini
Bottenago
Brigaldara
CADIS 1898 (Cantina di Soave)
Sommacampagna
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Garda produced?
- Garda is produced in 76 municipalities in Veneto, Italy: Affi, Badia Calavena, Bardolino, Bedizzole and more.
- What grape is Garda made from?
- Garda is made from Garganega e/o Trebbiano (di Soave e/o Toscano) e/o Chardonnay e/o Pinot Grigio (min 50%), altri vitigni a bacca bianca non aromatici e/o a bacca nera vinificati in bianco, idonei alla coltivazione in Lombardia e in provincia di Verona.
- What is the minimum alcohol content of Garda?
- The minimum alcohol content of Garda is 11% vol.
- What does DOC mean?
- DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) certifies that a wine is produced in a defined zone following its official disciplinare.