Tag: Trentino Alto Adige

Trentino wines are made from the greatest passion for viticulture...   Thanks to the local climate and the vineyards that stretch from the Lake Garda to the Cembra Valley, Trentino grows incomparable native wine grapes. The area on which the production of local wine is extended is rather restricted, but nevertheless it is possible to make wine from indigenous grape varieties with different characteristics. The Nosiola, the Marzemino and the Teroldego are among the most famous Trentino wine grapes. Here are their qualities and peculiarities. Discovering Trentino wines and their grape varieties: Nosiola, Marzemino and Teroldego Among the most famous Trentino grape varieties, we find the Nosiola. Its clear grapes allow the production of white wines, with a hint of bitterness and little acidity. They are pleasant wines, that can also be found unbottled; but the real peculiarity of this Trentino native wine grape is an ancient method: drying its grapes on canes, allowing the production of the famous Trentino Vino Santo (“holy wine”). This is a DOC wine, with a pleasantly sweet taste. It can be paired with local desserts, which you should try during your tasting experience in a Trentino wine bar. "Pour the wine, excellent Marzemino!", this is how Mozart expressed himself in his work Don Giovanni: one of the most precious Trentino wine grapes is certainly the Marzemino. It is grown in Vallagarina and brings different characteristics to the wines, depending on its cultivation on the right or left side of the Adige river. The wine is reddish in colour, tending to purple, and pairs perfectly with a warm polenta with mushrooms, a traditional Trentino dish! Finally, another native grape variety is the Teroldego. Grown north of Trento in the Rotaliana plain, it produces ruby-coloured wines, with little alcohol and quite acid. The most famous Trentino