Valdobbiadene () is a town in the
province of Treviso
The Province of Treviso ('' it, Provincia di Treviso'') is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Treviso. The province is surrounded by Belluno in the north, Vicenza in the west, Padua in southwest, Venice in t ...
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Veneto
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Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...
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Italy
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Valdobbiadene is a wine growing area. Just below the Alpine-Dolomite areas of Veneto, it provides a climate for a cool variety of grape (Glera).
The Conegliano Valdobbiadene area is the home of the best
Prosecco
Prosecco (; Italian: ) is an Italian DOC or DOCG white wine produced in a large area spanning nine provinces in the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions, and named after the village of Prosecco which is in the province of Trieste, It ...
, an extra dry sparkling white wine. Prosecco brands that derive from this area include
Altaneve Altaneve is an Italian sparkling wine made from glera grapes from the Italian Dolomites.
History
Altaneve derives from Valdobbiadene in the Veneto region of Italy, an area known for producing the highest quality Prosecco wines since 30 BC. It is ...
, Bisol, Mionetto, Col Vetoraz, Coda, Valdo and others.
On 7 July 2019, Le Colline del
Prosecco
Prosecco (; Italian: ) is an Italian DOC or DOCG white wine produced in a large area spanning nine provinces in the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions, and named after the village of Prosecco which is in the province of Trieste, It ...
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Conegliano
Conegliano (; Venetian: ''Conejan'') is a town and '' comune'' of the Veneto region, Italy, in the province of Treviso, about north by rail from the town of Treviso. The population of the city is of people. The remains of a 10th-century castle ...
e Valdobbiadene was inscribed as a
UNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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Gallery
Verso il Cesen - panoramio.jpg
ProseccoValley.jpg
ProseccoSanVito.jpg
Ponteggio - chiesetta della Madonna di Lourdes.jpg
Twin towns
Valdobbiadene is
twinned with:
*
Mór
Mór (german: Moor) is a town in Fejér County, Hungary. Among the smaller towns in the Central Transdanubia Region of Hungary, it lies between the Vértes and Bakony Hills, in the northwestern corner of Fejér County. The historic roots of ...
, Hungary
References
Cities and towns in Veneto
World Heritage Sites in Italy
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