What is the primary grape variety in Gambellara DOC?

The primary grape variety is Garganega, the same variety used in neighboring Soave, grown here on volcanic basaltic soils.

How is Gambellara different from Soave?

Both use Garganega, but Gambellara's volcanic soils tend to give wines a more pronounced mineral and saline character than Soave's typically mixed volcanic-and-alluvial terroir.

What is Recioto di Gambellara?

Recioto di Gambellara DOCG is a sweet passito wine made from Garganega grapes dried on straw mats before fermentation, concentrating sugars and aromatics.

Appellation

Gambellara DOC

ガンベッラーラ DOC

Volcanic Garganega country next door to Soave, with pronounced minerality.

Gambellara DOC is a wine appellation in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, centered on the town of Gambellara at the eastern edge of the Lessini volcanic hills. The region's basaltic, volcanic soils are the defining feature of its wines, which are made almost exclusively from the indigenous Garganega grape (the same variety behind neighboring Soave). Styles range from crisp still whites and pét-nat style ancestral-method sparklers to skin-contact orange wines and the celebrated Recioto di Gambellara DOCG, a sweet passito made from dried grapes. Compared to Soave, Gambellara's wines are often prized for their more pronounced volcanic minerality and salinity.

Best for: Wine lovers seeking mineral-driven, volcanic white wines and natural/ancestral-method sparklers beyond the more famous Soave.

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Producers

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Cantine Menti
Cantine Menti (Cantina Giovanni Menti) is a family-run winery founded at the end of the 19th century by Giovanni Menti in Gambellara, in the province of Vicenza, Veneto. Now led by fourth-generation winemaker Stefano Menti, the estate farms roughly 7.5 hectares of vineyards planted with the indigenous Garganega and Durella grape varieties on the volcanic, basaltic hills of Gambellara. The vines, many with an average age of 60 years, are cultivated organically and biodynamically, and the wines are vinified with spontaneous fermentation using native yeasts, minimal sulfur, and little to no filtration. The range spans crisp still whites, ancestral-method pét-nat, skin-contact orange wine, and Metodo Classico sparkling wine made from Durella, all expressing the mineral, volcanic character of the Gambellara terroir.
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Food Pairings

Freshwater fish, risotto, vegetable antipasti, and soft cheeses pair naturally with the still whites; the passito Recioto di Gambellara suits dried fruit and pastries.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the primary grape variety in Gambellara DOC?: The primary grape variety is Garganega, the same variety used in neighboring Soave, grown here on volcanic basaltic soils.
How is Gambellara different from Soave?: Both use Garganega, but Gambellara's volcanic soils tend to give wines a more pronounced mineral and saline character than Soave's typically mixed volcanic-and-alluvial terroir.
What is Recioto di Gambellara?: Recioto di Gambellara DOCG is a sweet passito wine made from Garganega grapes dried on straw mats before fermentation, concentrating sugars and aromatics.

Gambellara DOC

Producers

Cantine Menti

Food Pairings

Frequently Asked Questions