Trentino Alto Adige

Alto Adige, also known as South Tyrol, is one of the most important Italian wine regions. The wide sunny valleys around the Adige and Isarco rivers with large temperature differences and limestone subsoil, as well as the specific microclimate around Lake Caldaro, provide ideal conditions for growing mainly white varieties. The most widespread are Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay or the indigenous Gewürztraminer. In the cooler parts such as the Isarco Valley, hardy "northern" varieties such as Kerner or Sylvaner, which easily withstand spring frosts and are characterized by strong aromatics, thrive particularly well. Among the red varieties, the local Lagrein or Schiava stand out, and the best Pinot Nero in all of Italy is grown here.

The vineyards in Alto Adige rise up to an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level, producing fresh, very high-quality wines. The phenomenon of Alto Adige is still large wine cooperatives, but in recent years small independent winemakers with very interesting wines have come to the fore.

The wine production in Trentino, where excellent sparkling wines with the Trento DOC appellation produced by the traditional method of secondary fermentation in the bottle are produced, remains somewhat on the sidelines, although undeservedly. Compared to the better-known Lombard Franciacorta, they are fresher with more pronounced acidity.