Trentino-Alto Adige is Italy's northernmost wine region, located right on the border with Austria. Production was once dominated by the local red varieties Lagrein and Schiava. Now white wines are becoming more important in terms of Volume. Increasingly, they are made from internationally renowned Grape varieties such as Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay.
Reflecting its Complex geopolitical history, Trentino-Alto Adige is composed of two autonomous provinces. Trentino is almost entirely Italian-speaking, while Alto Adige has a predominantly German-speaking population. The latter know their province as Südtirol (South Tyrol in English). This name is due to the former status of the region, which was Part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was recovered by Italy in 1919.
sparkling wines from the region of Trentino-Alto-Adige go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of duck breast with red fruits, ham croquette with purée or roast duck breast stuffed with porcini mushrooms and chanterelles.
On the nose in the region of Trentino-Alto-Adige often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or vegetal. In the mouth in the region of Trentino-Alto-Adige is a powerful with a nice freshness.
