Santa Maria dei Domenicani, Soave Santa Maria dei Domenicani, Soave Santa Maria dei Domenicani is a small, 15th-century, Roman Catholic church, located inside the Scaliger walls near Piazza dell’Antenna in Soave, province of Verona, region of Veneto, Italy. By 1443, the church and the nearby convent were commissioned and built by the Dominican friars. During the 17th century, a suppression of mendicant orders closed this convent. In 1659 the inhabitants of Soave requested permission from Venetian authorities to take possession of the site, pledging also to celebrate every year one hundred and two masses. In 1871 the convent was sold by the City and later
Belgian wine The two "Vin de Pays" (country wine) regions cover Flanders and Wallonia, respectively. The Flemish country wine is simply designated "Vlaamse landwijn", while the Wallonian country wine carries the slightly more fanciful name "Vin de pays des Jardins de Wallonie". Wines of different styles are produced, but around 90 percent of the production is white wines. Those that receive the most attention are white wines produced from Chardonnay grapes, produced in a style somewhat reminiscent of a white Burgundy wine. While both unoaked ("Chablis-style") and oaked ("Côte de Beaune-style") Chardonnay wines are produced, the oaked examples have been more successful