DOC
Bardolino
Bardolino is a DOC (controlled designation of origin) wine made in the province of Verona. The main grapes are Corvina (35 to 95%) and Rondinella (5 to 40%). The rules allow 10 types (red, rosé and sparkling).
- Category
- DOC
- Provinces
- Verona
- Maximum yield
- 12 t/ha
- Minimum alcohol
- 10.5% vol
- Recognised
- DOC 1968
Grapes: Bardolino
The grapes allowed in the base wine and the shares set by the production rules.
- CorvinaCorvina veronese; Corvinone permitted up to 20% in place of an equal share of Corvina35 to 95%
- Rondinella5 to 40%
- other red-berried varietiesnon-aromatic, approved in the province of Verona; at most 10% for any single variety, 15% for Molinaraup to 20%
Wine types
Type names are given as they appear on the label.
| Type | Style | Minimum alcohol | Minimum ageing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bardolino | Red | 10.5% vol | –not before 15 January of the year after the grapes were picked |
| Bardolino Classico | Red | 10.5% vol | –not before 15 January of the year after the grapes were picked |
| Bardolino Chiaretto | Rosé | 10.5% vol | – |
| Bardolino Classico Chiaretto | Rosé | 10.5% vol | – |
| Bardolino Chiaretto Spumante | Sparkling | 11.5% vol | –natural fermentation; conversion into sparkling wine in Veneto and in the provinces of Mantova, Brescia and Trento |
| Bardolino Novello | Red | 11% vol | –bottled by 31 December of the vintage year, with 100% of the grapes by carbonic maceration |
| Bardolino Classico Novello | Red | 11% vol | –bottled by 31 December of the vintage year, with 100% of the grapes by carbonic maceration |
| Bardolino Montebaldo | Red | 11% vol | –not before 1 September of the year after the grapes were picked |
| Bardolino La Rocca | Red | 11% vol | –not before 1 September of the year after the grapes were picked |
| Bardolino Sommacampagna | Red | 11% vol | –not before 1 September of the year after the grapes were picked |
Production area
16 municipalities in the province of Verona, wholly or in part:
- Bardolino
- Garda
- Lazise
- Affi
- Costermano
- Cavaion Veronese
- Torri del Benaco
- Caprino Veronese
- Rivoli Veronese
- Pastrengo
- Bussolengo
- Sona
- Sommacampagna
- Castelnuovo del Garda
- Peschiera del Garda
- Valeggio sul Mincio
Subzones and label terms
- Classico
- Montebaldo
- La Rocca
- Sommacampagna
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Winery visits: Bardolino and Lake Garda
Sources
- Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste (2021). Disciplinare di produzione della denominazione di origine controllata dei vini "Bardolino". Testo consolidato, ultima modifica: DM 2 aprile 2021.
Official texts are in Italian. Checked on 2026-11-03.
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