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Trentino-Alto Adige Wine:
Viticulture in the Alto Adige has ancient roots that preceded
the Roman Empire. This region's vineyards extend over the plains and hills
surrounding the Isarco Valley and the Adige River whose valley is Italy's
corridor to Germany. Südtirol (Alto Adige) is more Germanic than it is Italian
and although the Trentino in the south has an Italian culture, it too remains
more cosmopolitan, as exemplified in the international grape varietals so
popular in this region.
The most famous varietals are Gewurztraminer, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Muller Thurgau, Riesling and Moscato Giallo. Trentino is
also responsible for Italy's largest production of Chardonnay and is a leader in
sparkling wines.
A special sweet dessert wine is
"Vino Santo": it has been produced here in very limited quantities, with the local
grape Nosiola, since the medieval time. The mature and golden bunches
of grapes are left to dry on racks under the roofs of the houses for
6/7 months: from October until Easter. During
the Holy Week the grapes are pressed and the must is particularly sweet
and thick. This is why its fermentation takes such a long time – 10
years. The loss in terms of volume may exceed 85%. The final result is
a sweet and delicate wine.
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Trentino small producers of high quality wine:
These are the small producers of high quality wine, that were exhibitors from Trentino present at the VIII SIMPOSIO TOP WINE 2950
that was held at the Rifugio Maria, on top of the
Sass Pordoi on
October 14, 2006. Some of them sell directly to the public their wine
through their Internet site.

Free Winegrowers South Tyrol Association
Interest association of the self selling estates in South Tyrol with 78 members.
Federation for the support of the viticulture, the quality wine production, the
marketing and representation of the interests in the South Tyrolean wine economy.
Care of the wine culture and promotion of the South Tyrolean wine image.
I Love Italian Wine and Food series - Trentino - Alto
Adige Region, an article.
Italian Wine
(c) 1997-2008 E. Massetti
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