Soave ( soh-ah-vay, swah-vay, italian: [soˈaːve]) is a dry white italian wine from the veneto region in northeast italy, principally around the city of verona. within the soave region are both a denominazione di origine controllata (doc) zone and since 2001 a denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (docg) designation known as soave superiore, with both zones being further sub-divided into a general and classico designation for the wines produced in the heartland of the soave region around the sloping vineyards of verona. throughout the soave production zone garganega is the principal grape variety, though trebbiano di soave and chardonnay are permitted in varying percentages. wh...

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