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) bianco, Chardonnay and Trebbiano di Soave are allowed to fill up to 30% of the remaining blend, with Trebbiano Toscano and other local white grape varieties (such as Friulano, Cortese, Riesling Italico, Vespaiolo and Serprina) permitted up to 5% collectively. Grapes are harvested to a more restricted maximum yield of 10 tonnes/ha while the finished DOCG wines must reach a minimum alcohol level of 11.5%. While most Soave Superiore DOCG is produced from vineyards within the classico zone, the boundaries for the DOCG also extend to some of the hillside vineyards that are outside the classico zone. These wines are