Gambellara is a town and ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...

'' in the

province of Vicenza The Province of Vicenza ( it, Provincia di Vicenza) is a province in the Veneto region in northern Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza. The province has an area of 2,722.53 km², and a total population of 865,082 (as of 2017). There are 1 ...

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. It is northwest of

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. Gambellara is known for its

wine Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are ...

production. The area has one DOC classified wine,

Gambellara classico Gambellara is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is northwest of European route E70. Gambellara is known for its wine production. The area has one DOC classified wine, Gambellara classico and Recioto de Gambell ...

and

Recioto de Gambellara Straw wine, or raisin wine, is a wine made from grapes that have been dried to concentrate their juice. The result is similar to that of the ice wine process, but is a much older process and suitable for warm climates. The technique dates bac ...

which was in 2009 upgraded from DOC-level to the highest Italian appellation

DOCG The following four classifications of wine constitute the Italian system of labelling and legally protecting Italian wine: * ''Denominazione di origine'' (DO, rarely used; ; English: “designation of origin”), * ''Indicazione geografica t ...

. The Recioto is also often made in a sparkling, vat-fermented, version. The vineyards are dominated by

Garganega Garganega (, ; meaning "from Gargano") is a variety of white Italian wine grape widely grown in the Veneto region of North East Italy, particularly in the provinces of Verona and Vicenza. It is Italy's 6th most widely planted white grape. It fo ...

grapes trained in the traditional "Veronese pergola" system, though a few producers have recently changed to more modern training systems. Most wineyards are cultivated on steep hills with terraces. The largest producer in Gambellara is the family-owned Zonin.

Twin towns

Gambellara is

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with: *

Butera Butera ( Sicilian: ''Vutera'') is an Italian town and a '' comune'' in the province of Caltanissetta, in the southern part of the island of Sicily. It is bounded by the ''comuni'' of Gela, Licata, Mazzarino, Ravanusa and Riesi. It has a popu ...

, Italy

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