Soave with Alma

The old medieval wall of Soave town.

My last couple of days in the Veneto I spent with Alma in the town where she stays called Soave. Is is an old Medieval town surrounded by a wall, and it is made of narrow little streets with one or two little enoteca (wine bars) and cantinas. I spent two days in the vineyards with Alma. She works for a winery called Inama and it is one of the more well known in the Soave region. Soave Classico is a type of white wine made from a grape varietal called garganega. In the past, Soave Classico was one of the most prestigious wines in the world, but due to big producers flogging it as bulk wine the quality dropped and so did the regions reputation. Now however, thanks to wineries such as Inama, Soave Classico is slowly regaining its place amongst the world's best. It was great going around the vineyards with Alma inspecting all the vines and learning, she's brilliant! 

Soave's narrow streets.

The old gates to Inama's property at Lonigo.