The Veneto wine region, located in northeastern Italy, is one of a group of three highly productive Italian regions known together as the Venezie. Veneto is bordered by wine regions, such as Trento-Alto Adige on the north, Emilia Romagna on the south, Friuli Venezia Giulia to the east and Lombardy to the west. Veneto also borders Austria on its most northern corner. Veneto is the 8th largest region of Italy in land mass, and is the biggest DOC producer in all of Italy, with white wine accounting for over half the DOC production. Veneto is among the foremost wine-producing regions, both for quality and quantity. The Veneto wine region has over 20 DOC zones and many sub-categories. The wines of this region, particularly the Prosecco has a reputation that is worldwide.
