Veneto is a substantial and increasingly important wine region in the northeast corner of Italy. Veneto is slightly smaller than Italy's other main wine-producing region yet it generates more wine than any of them. The Veneto region can be roughly split into three geographical areas, in the northwest the foothills of the Alps descend along the eastern edge of Lake Garda, just east of the lake is Valpolicella, immediately east of Valpolicella is Soave, home to one of Italy's most famous white wines.