DOC
Valpolicella
Valpolicella is a DOC (controlled designation of origin) wine made in the province of Verona. The main grapes are Corvina and/or Corvinone (45 to 95%) and Rondinella (5 to 30%). The rules allow 4 types.
- Category
- DOC
- Provinces
- Verona
- Maximum yield
- 12 t/ha
- Minimum alcohol
- 11% vol
- Recognised
- DOC 1968
Grapes: Valpolicella
The grapes allowed in the base wine and the shares set by the production rules.
- Corvina and/or Corvinonealone or together45 to 95%
- Rondinella5 to 30%
- other red-berried varietiesnon-aromatic varieties permitted in Verona up to 15%, with at most 10% for each variety; Italian native red-berried varieties for the remaining 10%up to 25%
Wine types
Type names are given as they appear on the label.
| Type | Style | Minimum alcohol | Minimum ageing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valpolicella | Red | 11% vol | –minimum actual alcohol |
| Valpolicella Classico | Red | 11% vol | –minimum actual alcohol |
| Valpolicella Valpantena | Red | 11% vol | –minimum actual alcohol |
| Valpolicella Superiore | Red | 12% vol | 1 yearat least one year from 1 January of the year after the harvest; minimum actual alcohol; may also be designated Classico and Valpantena |
Production area
The zone includes, in whole or in part, the municipalities listed; the Classico covers Negrar, Marano, Fumane, Sant'Ambrogio and San Pietro in Cariano, while the Valpantena has its own delimitation.
19 municipalities in the province of Verona, wholly or in part:
- Marano di Valpolicella
- Fumane
- Negrar
- Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella
- San Pietro in Cariano
- Dolcè
- Verona
- San Martino Buon Albergo
- Lavagno
- Mezzane di Sotto
- Tregnago
- Illasi
- Colognola ai Colli
- Cazzano di Tramigna
- Grezzana
- Pescantina
- Cerro Veronese
- San Mauro di Saline
- Montecchia di Crosara
Subzones and label terms
- Classico
- Valpantena
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Winery visits: Valpolicella and Amarone
Sources
- Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste (2023). Disciplinare di produzione dei vini a denominazione di origine controllata "Valpolicella". Testo consolidato, ultima modifica: DM 3 agosto 2023.
Official texts are in Italian. Checked on 2026-11-03.
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