North-East Italy - Trentino-Alto Adige - Alto Adige
3 important questions on North-East Italy - Trentino-Alto Adige - Alto Adige
Describe Alto Adige in brief, where is it located and what does it produce?
- North East Italy, on lower slopes of Dolomites
- 60% white: Pinot grigio, Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay, Pinot blanc, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc
- 40% red: Pale red Schiava
Schiava is the most planted black grape in Alto Adige, what is typical about this grape?
- Known by its German name Vernatsch.
- Typically grown on a pergola to cope with their natural vigour and the vines produce high yields.
- The wine is typically a pale ruby wine with perfumed violet and strawberry aromas with a medium to light body and low tannins. In the Santa Magdalena DOC Schiava can be blended with up to 15 per cent Lagrein producing a deeper coloured and fuller bodied wine
75% of the wines of Alto Adige are sold in Italy. Who are the main producers, name better known estates and what is the main export market?
- Cooperatives 70% of production
- Alois lageder 50ha
- Elena Walch 60ha
- Export: Germany, then USA
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