Venice: insider's guide to the best wines + 4 wineries to visit - Episode 111

If you want to know all about local Venice wines then don't miss this episode! Like the Venissa winery right in the heart of the Venice Lagoon. Make a day of it: the winery is a special and unique place to visit with a fabulous Michelin star restaurant - Ristorante Venissa - AND accommodation.  Venissa's younger cousins in terms of depth and complexity: friulano, malvasia, ribolla gialla. These delicious wines are from the nearby Collio hills where the Venica winery is. Keep your eye out for local wines made with Incrocio Manzoni grapes; grape varieties created by Professor Manzoni in the 1920s and 1930s by crossing and grafting vines. And head to the Prosecco Hills for two more delightful wineries amidst breathtaking scenery.