Wine production
High quality wines are marked as "DOCG", "DOC" and "IGT"
- DOCG (acronyms for Controlled and Guaranteed Denomination of Origin) wines are 14
- DOC (acronyms for Controlled Denomination of Origin) wines are 28
- IGT (acronyms for Typical Geographical Indication) wines are 10
According to EU rules, DOCG and DOC wines are marked as PDO (Protected Designation of Origin), while IGT wines are marked as IGP (Protected Geographical Indication).
CGDO Wines
Veneto is home to a large and growing number of DOCG titles, confirming the Region's position at the very top of Italy's wine hierarchy, together with Piedmont and Tuscany.
Here is the list of all the DOCG (controlled and guaranteed designation of origin) wines of Veneto Region with a brief description:
CDO wines
In terms of geography, culture and wine styles, it represents a transition between the alpine, Germano-Slavic end of Italy and the warmer, drier, more Roman lands to the south.
Veneto is slightly smaller than Italy’s other main wine-producing regions – Piedmont, Tuscany, Lombardy, Puglia and Sicily – yet it generates more wine than any of them.
Here is the list of main CDO (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines:
