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.
white wines from the region of Trentino-Alto-Adige go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of one pot pasta with creamy chicken farfalle, seafood lasagna or vegetarian quiche with mushrooms and comté cheese.
On the nose in the region of Trentino-Alto-Adige often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, green apple or minerality. In the mouth in the region of Trentino-Alto-Adige is a powerful with a nice freshness.
