Lessinia
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Lessinia, or Lessini Mountains, is a plateau and alpine supergroup located mainly in the province of Verona and partially in the provinces of Vicenza and Trento.
Fraselle Creek
Fraselle stream at Giazza
Snow-covered Lessinia as seen from Cima Trappola
Valpolicella
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Valpolicella is a viticultural zone of the province of Verona, Italy, east of Lake Garda. The hilly agricultural and marble-quarrying region of small holdings north of the Adige is famous for wine production. Valpolicella ranks just after Chianti in total Italian denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) wine production.
Vineyards in the Valpolicella region
In the late 20th century, a spike in popularity of Amarone led to increased plantings in the Valpolicella zone.
A vineyard in Valpolicella
A bottle and glass of Valpolicella DOC wine