Trentino-Alto Adige

Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-Alto Adige), the northernmost wine region of Italy, located on the border with Austria.

Before there was dominated by local varieties lagrein and Schiavo, but in the 21st century, the local wine is increasingly made from the popular international varieties such as Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay.

Because of its complicated geopolitical history, Trentino-Alto Adige consists of two independent provinces, Trentino and Alto Adige.

Trentino is almost entirely Italian speaking, while Alto Adige is dominated by populations speaking the German language, which calls its province of süd-Tirol (i.e. South Tyrol) – as a reflection of the fact that the region was once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was ceded to Italy only in 1919.

More than million population of the region is about equally divided into two provinces, but in General, about two thirds speak Italian as primary language.

Geographic border is quite clearly separates the southern part of Trentino and Alto Adige. The Eastern part from the West separated by the river Adige, which gave name to the top (it. alto) part of the region. Almost all the local vineyards located in the valleys of the Adige and its tributaries.

The Trentino region has got its name from the capital of the region and the province of Trento, located on the banks of the river Adige, downstream from the most famous Italian wine school, Istituto Agrario di San Michele all’adige

This compound wine of the region bears the imprint of all its features, with the cultural and political context as complex as the local topography. In some parts of the world ruled by Germanic varieties Muller Thurgau and Sylvaner, in others, the local Schiavo and the increasingly popular Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc.

The influence of modern trends in changing consumer tastes are no less noticeable than in other parts of Italy. However, it is noteworthy that Trentino Alto Adige is the only Italian region where the area under vineyards has increased in the last quarter of the 20th century.

In many respects the local climate contrary to what one would expect from an Alpine region extending North of the 46th parallel (it shares this latitude with Central Burgundy). The mouth of the valley very quickly warmed in summer in the morning, sending heated air into the lined vineyard slopes. This effect is reinforced by the bright Alpine sun, leads to a “ripe” wine people don’t expect from such a cool, fresh in the region.

A similar set of conditions can be found in Ticino, southern Switzerland which is 160 km West of here.
The flow of warm Alpine air, moreover, protect against troubles like fungus and rot.
The soil is surprises no different. It is dominated by alluvial and colluvial deposits, drainage medium, rich in minerals.