How to pair wine and food

In this section we would like to give you advice and tips on how to combine the right wines to your favorite Italian dishes.

Our Tradition

Lake Garda is populated by many varieties of fish: eel, pike, carp, perch.

Perch, known for the delicacy of its meat, goes well with light and savory, elegant and fresh white wines such as Bianco di Custoza.

In combination with tench, also characterized by its delicacy, the best choice is a slightly savory white wine, without harshness, like Lugana.

Alborelle (a typical fish from Lake Garda) are excellent fried and can be combined with a Brut classic method sparkling wine. To the light greasiness of fried food is well balanced by the creaminess, structure and effervescence of a sparkling wine, well completed by an intense aromatic profile and balsamic scents.

Tout can be paired with dry white wines. Even better if they’re young, vivacious and medium-bodied.

Lavaret fish has very white, soft and delicate flesh. A classic preparation is with butter and sage. The most suitable wines are dry, soft and fragrant white wines such as Lugana or Soave Classico.

We can also mention several typical dishes of the Venetian and Garda tradition.

Scroll below to find out our wine choices when it comes to the traditional taste of our area.

We will be happy to guide you on a journey made of flavors and aromas that will make you never forget the splendid Lake Garda.

Sardines “in saor”

Capocolle Collezione Soave DOC Classico 2022

Maffeo Veneto IGT Bianco 2022

Blush Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC 2022

Pike “in salsa”

Le Folaghe Lugana DOC 2022 Collezione

Chardonnay Trevenezie IGT 2022

Colle dei Tigli Veneto IGT Bianco 2022

Amarone Risotto

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Classico 0.75L 2018

Decus Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Classico Superiore 2019

Le Olle Bardolino Superiore DOCG Classico 2021

Risotto “al tastasal”

Vigna le Giare Collezione Bardolino DOC Classico Luna 2021

Valsorda Veneto IGP Rosso 2021

Valpolicella DOC Classico 2021

Tench Risotto

Maffeo Veneto IGT Bianco 2022

Capocolle Collezione Soave DOC Classico 2022

Soave DOC Classico 2022

Bigoli with Sardines

Valsorda Veneto IGP Rosso 2021

Decus Chiaretto di Bardolino DOC Classico 2022

Decus Lugana DOC 2022

Lesso con pearà

Rosso Passo Collezione in Botte Veneto IGT Rosso 2021

Le Olle Bardolino Superiore DOCG Classico 2021

Pramonte Collezione Cabernet Sauvignon IGT Veneto 0.75L 2019

Pastissada de caval

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Classico 0.75L 2018

Le Olle Bardolino Superiore DOCG Classico 2021

Massimo Veneto IGT Rosso 0.75L 2019

Carne salada

Capomastro Veneto IGT Rosso 2021

Rosso Passo Veneto IGT Rosso 2022

Valpolicella DOC Classico 2021

Lavaret Fish

Custoza DOC 2022

Chardonnay Trevenezie IGT 2022

Colle dei Tigli Veneto IGT Bianco 2022

Fried “Aole”

Prosecco DOC Brut Spumante 2022

Maffeo Veneto IGT Bianco 2022

Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC Collezione Carlo Lenotti 2022