Soave (wine) share of US sales were eventually eclipsed by Pinot grigio and an influx of new wines from southern Italy. The Soave DOC was created in 1968 with those boundaries revised and expanded periodically over the next few decades. As a point of introduction, it should be said that Soave and Chianti were the first zones in Italy (in 1931) to be recognized by Royal Decree as having the potential for producing fine wines. This document delimited the borders of the production zones which, in the case of Soave, coincide with those fixed under the current production regulations for Soave Classico.
Wine humour Anecdotes and jokes may be told about wine. An old chestnut which has appeared in many contexts concerns a vineyard which sent its wine to a lab for analysis. The report which was returned warned that "Your horse has diabetes!". The artist and wine enthusiast Ronald Searle has produced a book of cartoons and humour about wine called "Something in the cellar". He also produced a collection of cartoons which satirised the art of wine-tasting — "The Illustrated Winespeak". Wine humour Wine humour is humour associated with wine. As well as ordinary anecdotes, cartoons and jokes, the whimsical labels and