Trentino - online Flashcards
Isera in Trentino is a specific subzone for what grape?
Marzemino
The Trentino Vino Santo sub-zone covers which valley within Trentino?
Valle dei Laghi (Valley of the Lakes)
What is the most common vine training system in Trentino?
Pergola Trentina
Define “Maso”.
Typical rural homestead in Trentino and Alto Adige.
Müller Thurgau is a cross between which two grapes?
Riesling x Madeleine Royale
What is the the grape used for Vino Santo produced in Trentino?
Nosiola
What is the “Ora del Garda”?
A breeze that blows northward across Lake Garda
What grape is considered the “Prince of Trentino”?
Teroldego
What is the minimum percentage of Teroldego required in Teroldego Rotaliano DOC?
100%
What style of wine is produced in Trento DOC?
Traditional method sparkling wines
Does Trentino produce more red or white wine?
White wine
Which Trentino grape was mentioned by Mozart in Don Giovanni?
Marzemino
When did both Trentino and Alto Adige made part of Kingdom of Italy?
After WW1 1918-1919
What are Tyrolean?
People of Alto Adige consider themselves not Italian nor Austrian, but Tyrolean
Politically, how are Trentino and Alto Adige linked?
They are independent of one another but linked administratively. The goal to reduce the separatist tendency of Alto Adige.
Trentino ids with Italy
Alto Adige (Tyrolean) are insular
When did Austria control Trentino?
18th and early 19th century.
How much of Trentino wines qualify as DOC?
80% one of highest in Italy
How far back does wine cultivation go in Trentino and who were the 1st people?
7th c BC Etruscans
What was the city the Romans founded as an outpost?
Tridentum (modern day Trento)
Economic and political center
Why was Trentino able to export wines throughout Europe in the Romans days?
in 92 AD, Roman Emperor Domitian forbade Northern Italy to sell wine in the South. Forced producers to send over the Alps
When did viticulture recover after the fall of Rome?
Middle Ages led by the monks with primary markets in the German region of Bavaria & Swabia
What were the most sought after grapes from Trentino in the Middle Ages?
Teroldego, Marzemino and Schiava
What did the Germans do in the Middle Ages?
Bought vineyards in Trentino to secure grape supply
What happened in 1027 AD?
Became partially autonomous under Bishop of Trento
Who was Edmuch Mach
Founder of Istituto Agrario di San Michele all’Adige
Istituto Agrario di San Michele all’Adige
1st school dedicated to viticulture and enology in Trentino. 1874
Where is Trentino and what surrounds it?
NE Italy
Alto Adige on North
Veneto to East / SE
Lombardia to West / SW
How much of Trentino is above 1,000m
70% Very mountainous
What is the 2nd longest river it Italy?
Adige River
What are the main rivers in Trentino?
Adige River (main)
Sarca River flows into Lake Garda
Brenta River flow east across Trentino to Adriatic
Avisio River flow SW and joins Adige
Where are the Dolimites located?
NE of Trentino
Protects from cold northerly winds
Where are the vineyards?
Valley floor at 200-300m altitude
Hills 800-1000m
What are the 4 main wine growing areas in Trentino?
- Valdadige - Alluvial floor (Adige River)
- Campo Rotaliano or Piana Rotaliana
- Vallagarina (S of Trento) - Val di Cembra (Avisio River)
- Valle dei Laghi (Sarca River)
- Valsugana (Brenta River)
What are the soils of Trentino?
Dolomite
Limestone
Granite
Porphyritic
What is the climate like in Trentino?
Almost Mediterranean
Lake Garda moderates extreme summer and winter
What is Ora Del Garda?
Garda Lake Breezes Impacts Valle dei Laghi Blows every day Reduced humidity Helps Nosiola dry for Vino Santo
What is special about Valle dei Laghi
Lake Garda moderates enough to grow lemons and olives
Climate in Central Valdadige
Semi conitnental
Some Garda moderating influence.
Dimishes toward Trento and other major towns.
Climate of Val Sugana and Val di Cembra
More alpine
Most of Garda is blocked
Vines tend to be on best exposed slopes
Where is rainfall highest?
Southern part of Trentino
Spring and Autumn
High amounts at altitude
Rains in late September/Oct forces early picking makes reds hard
What did Trentino historically produce?
Red wines
Schiava, Teroldego, Marzemino and Enantio
Light reds for German countries
When did whites become more dominant?
1980s with success of Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio
What is the predominant grape in Trentino today?
White grapes 70%