Soave, Veneto Soave, Veneto Soave is a small "comune" of the Veneto region in the Province of Verona, northern Italy, with a population of roughly 6,800 people. Soave is located approximately east of Verona and is reachable by use of the A4 motorway exit Soave-San Bonifacio. Soave was a Roman center on the via Postumia that connected Aquileia to Genoa. There are different names about the origin of current name: according to one theory, it could derive from the Suebi (sometimes called "Soavi" in medieval Italian). The castle was cited for the first time in occasion of the Magyar invasions (934). In
Soave (wine) critics have argued that this designation does not mean as much since the DOC/G changes of the early 21st century. For most of its history, Soave was produced in a medium-bodied style that was often compared to Chardonnay, except with a distinct bitter almond note. In the 1980s and 1990s, production styles shifted to producing more lighter and crisper styles that were closer to Pinot grigio than to Chardonnay. But at the turn of the 21st century, production trends were shifting towards a Soave that better reflected its own character and that of the Garganega grape. Master of Wine Mary