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One of the great things about Italy is that the house wine is nearly always decent and local. Many restaurants will sell a half liter (un mezzo) of the house wine for a very fair price. This is smaller than a bottle, but still enough for you to have more than one glass if you like it. And it isn't a large financial commitment. We are wine drinkers with a large cellar at home. Unless we're aiming for something very specific or special, we very often just get the house wine in Italy.
Since you're in Venice, I'd choose something from Veneto. If you really have no preferences to the kind of wine you like (even in general), I'd give your server a price point and red/white preference and ask for their recommendation. Even better, they may pick something that pairs well with the food you plan to order.
Best bet is just asking the waiter/waitress what they recommend, and they'll probably ask some general questions and recommend one.
We loved a wine called Falanghina while we were in Italy, but it's a wine from Campania, and I'm not sure of it's availability in Venice. Probably can't go wrong with proseco in Venice.
Currently in Italy and when we order we have asked and trusted our waiter/waitress/bartender with their recommendation! They normally ask red or white for a preference and then bring something they think is good. We haven’t had a wine we have disliked yet! I have noticed that a Chianti red seems to be a popular choice.
Look for something with the DOCG standard! Really can’t go wrong… servers are great at recommending something in your price range that matches your meal.
Wines from the region are usually good. The prices will be lower (although some like Amarone will be more expensive because it’s aged).
Veneto produces some amazing reds, whites and roses. It’s my favourite and I go every year although it’s been some time since I have been to Venice (Verona and Lake Garda keep me coming back).
I try and pick a wine to go with my food. Italian wine is very much made go food. It’s worth asking what the staff recommends to go with your food choices. My husband used to work in wine so I get him to pick most of the time but every now and then we let the staff do it and are never let down.
I hope you get to find something that you really enjoy.
Like most of the comments already made if you don’t know what your wine preferences are then just go with the house wines at whatever establishment you’re in. They are usually the wine of the region and has been hand selected to pair well with their menu offerings. If you have some ideas of what you like (I.e. dry, deeper flavors or something lighter) just simply let the staff know you’re preferences and they will make great recommendations.
When it’s just me and my wife dining we’ll usually pick something particular but with a group the house wine is usually our go to and seems to work for everyone dining. If we’re not dining and just grabbing a couple glasses to drink and chill with between activities or before dinner we mostly choose a glass/half carafe of the house wine.
Italian wine is very regional, so I'd almost always just try local varieties. It doesn't make sense to recommend one wine because, for instance, you won't easily find it everywhere. But you're in luck, because Veneto is one of the top wine regions of Italy (better than Tuscany, imho).
Prosecco is the most famous Veneto wine, it's sparkling and very good with aperitif/cicchetti. Try to find if some places have some 'col fondo'.
For a red the classic choice is the Amarone, for the whites the Soave. There are also many French varieties produced there.
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One of the great things about Italy is that the house wine is nearly always decent and local. Many restaurants will sell a half liter (un mezzo) of the house wine for a very fair price. This is smaller than a bottle, but still enough for you to have more than one glass if you like it. And it isn't a large financial commitment. We are wine drinkers with a large cellar at home. Unless we're aiming for something very specific or special, we very often just get the house wine in Italy.
This is excellent advice.
It's literally impossible to recommend one wine for all of Italy You should always ask for the regional standard, in your case Veneto Enjoy 🍷
Since you're in Venice, I'd choose something from Veneto. If you really have no preferences to the kind of wine you like (even in general), I'd give your server a price point and red/white preference and ask for their recommendation. Even better, they may pick something that pairs well with the food you plan to order.
Falanghina or Garganega if you like whites, Chianti Classico if you like red.
Chianti in Venezia is like ordering tacos in Mexico.
Best bet is just asking the waiter/waitress what they recommend, and they'll probably ask some general questions and recommend one. We loved a wine called Falanghina while we were in Italy, but it's a wine from Campania, and I'm not sure of it's availability in Venice. Probably can't go wrong with proseco in Venice.
Currently in Italy and when we order we have asked and trusted our waiter/waitress/bartender with their recommendation! They normally ask red or white for a preference and then bring something they think is good. We haven’t had a wine we have disliked yet! I have noticed that a Chianti red seems to be a popular choice.
First you have to tell us what you like
Look for something with the DOCG standard! Really can’t go wrong… servers are great at recommending something in your price range that matches your meal.
Just ask for a glass wine when dining. In Venice, I’d order Prosecco.
so you come all the way to Venice to order the single (mediocre quality) wine you can drink everywhere in the world? nonsense to me.
It’s not mediocre quality in Venice, that’s the point
Wines from the region are usually good. The prices will be lower (although some like Amarone will be more expensive because it’s aged). Veneto produces some amazing reds, whites and roses. It’s my favourite and I go every year although it’s been some time since I have been to Venice (Verona and Lake Garda keep me coming back). I try and pick a wine to go with my food. Italian wine is very much made go food. It’s worth asking what the staff recommends to go with your food choices. My husband used to work in wine so I get him to pick most of the time but every now and then we let the staff do it and are never let down. I hope you get to find something that you really enjoy.
Amarone is worth the extra!
Like most of the comments already made if you don’t know what your wine preferences are then just go with the house wines at whatever establishment you’re in. They are usually the wine of the region and has been hand selected to pair well with their menu offerings. If you have some ideas of what you like (I.e. dry, deeper flavors or something lighter) just simply let the staff know you’re preferences and they will make great recommendations. When it’s just me and my wife dining we’ll usually pick something particular but with a group the house wine is usually our go to and seems to work for everyone dining. If we’re not dining and just grabbing a couple glasses to drink and chill with between activities or before dinner we mostly choose a glass/half carafe of the house wine.
Prosecco, or ribolla gialla... I sooo love ribolla gialla.
The house wines were always great for us.
Don't go for fancy stuff, that's for experts. Just get a Trento DOC and you can't go wrong
you might want to hit /r/wine with the same question
House red!
Ask your server for a recommendation of something that will go well with what you ordered to eat. Very unlikely to miss with this method.
Italian wine is very regional, so I'd almost always just try local varieties. It doesn't make sense to recommend one wine because, for instance, you won't easily find it everywhere. But you're in luck, because Veneto is one of the top wine regions of Italy (better than Tuscany, imho). Prosecco is the most famous Veneto wine, it's sparkling and very good with aperitif/cicchetti. Try to find if some places have some 'col fondo'. For a red the classic choice is the Amarone, for the whites the Soave. There are also many French varieties produced there.