Trentino-Alto Adige Flashcards
The mountainous, landlocked Trentino-Alto Adige region is subdivided into what 2 nearly autonomous provinces?
The Italian-speaking Trentino in the south and the German-speaking Alto-Adige or Südtirol, in the north
What multi-regional DOC encapsulates Trentino-Alto Adige and Verona in Veneto?
Valdadige DOC (not often used)
The majority of wines are released under what?
Trentino and Alto-Adige (Südtiroler) DOCs
What varietally labeled wines are allowed in Trentino?
Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Müller-Thurgau, and Sauvignon Blanc
What grape is heavily utilized in Alto Adige DOC and makes intensely aromatic wines?
Gewürztraminer—a grape whose name (if not its actual origin) is linked to local village of Tramin
Within the northeastern reaches of Alto Adige, what subzone is quickly gaining recognition for high-quality wines frequently produced from German and Austrian varieties?
Valle Isarco (Eisacktaler in German)
What is Kerner?
A modern Schiava Grossa x Riesling crossing
Pinot Bianco finds its best expression where?
in the Oltradige just south of Bolzano, near the town of Appiano.
What DOC subzone, just west of the capital in the Val d’Adige growing zone, has a long history of white wines blended from Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, and Sauvignon Blanc?
Terlano, delivered in both oaked and unoaked styles. It is also the home of one of Italy’s most respected cooperatives.
Trentino-Alto Adige is primarily known for its white wines, but the region supplies what?
a larger quantity of reds than whites
What is the predominant grape in Trentino-Alto Adige?
Schiava (Vernatsch- german name)
Schiava is actually a name for a group of grapes, what are some of the genetically distinct varieties?
Schiava Gentile(Piccola), Schiava Grossa, Schiava Grigia(Grauvernatsch)
What historically important subzone is the premier geographical appellation for Schiava varietal wines?
Santa Maddelena (St. Magdelener) subzone
What DOC in Trentino allows Schiava to be blended with Merlot and Lambrusco?
Casteller DOC
What DOC in the south of Alto Adige is shared by both provinces and is similar in style to Santa Maddelena?
Lago di Caldaro DOC (Kalterersee)
What grape is native to Trentino but thrives in Alto Adige, where it produces a denser, spicier wine than Schiava?
Lagrein
What is the finest growing area for Lagrein?
centered in the flatter growing area of Gries, just outside of Bolzano; the wines here are released under the general DOC but often with an indication of the area on the label
What are favored growing areas for white grapes?
Higher elevations
What competes with grapes in the Trentino-Alto Adige region?
Apples! 10% of Europe’s entire production of apples occurs here
Pinot Nero is becoming increasingly important in the region, and the best examples come from where?
the eastern side of the Bassa Atesina, Alto Adige’s southernmost growing zone
What grape can produce deeply colored wines in Trentino’s Teroldego Rotaliano DOC?
The red Teroldego grape
What grape, a genetic progeny of Teroldego and sibling of Lagrein, is one of the major Trentino DOC red varieties?
The ancient Marzemino
What grapes have been steadily increasing in importance and plantings in both provinces, where producers have the opportunity to underscore the grapes’ fragrant qualities?
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Pinot Nero
Trentino-Alto Adige does not contain any what?
DOCG zones; however, as of 2000 over 75% of the region’s production is of DOC quality, placing it foremost amongst Italy’s twenty regions in relative percentage of DOC production
Over three-quarters of the region’s output is dominated what?
co-ops
