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Garganega [gahr-gah-NEH-gah] is a variety of white Italian wine grape widely grown in the Veneto (wine) region of North East Italy, particularly in the provinces of Verona and Vicenza.
Garganega, white grape variety that is the principle grape used in the production of Soave wines from the Veneto region of Italy.
Garganega (white)
This is the classic white grape of Soave, notorious for its vapid character, although when made well from low-yielding, hillside vineyards, it can be delicately almondy and crisp.
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Garganega - The main grape varietal for wines labeled Soave, this is a crisp, dry white wine from the Veneto wine region of Italy. It is a very popular wine that hails from northeast Italy around the city of Verona.
GARGANEGA: White wine grape widely grown in the Veneto region of NE. Italy. It makes the base wine of the well-known "Soave" blend along with up to 30% of Trebbiano derived wine and is also a major portion of the popular "Gambellara" wine blend.
The most famous white wines of Veneto certainly are the ones produced in the Soave area, near Verona, in which is found the highest expression of two famous white berried grapes of the region: Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave.
Made from the Garganega grape, with the ubiquitous Trebbiano sometimes used in the blend. Most Soave is uninspiring, made to fill the world wide demand for the name, with little regard to quality.
These wines are made from the Garganega and Trebbiano grapes. Neither grape is a stunner, yet a few producers can fashion a wine head and shoulders above the usual dross.
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