Having been an independent state for over a millennium, Veneto had enough time to develop its long standing wine tradition along side its artistic, cultural, musical and culinary heritage. Known as the Venetian Republic its capital was, and still is, Venice.
The Veneto region produces more bottles of DOC wine than any other area in Italy and is home to the famous Soave wines. Prosecco, is also an extremely popular drink produced in the region and is made from the white grape with the same name, with the best grown in an area near Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, in the hills north of Treviso.
The importance of wine to the region has been long stated, in 1885 the very first Italian school for vine growing and oenology was established in Veneto.
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