south tyrol wine route
Strolling along walls covered with vines, admiring imposing manors and listening to the pace of life in these south-facing living spaces. How could you experience Alto Adige wine culture better than with a personal visit? There are 16 wine villages located along the Alto Adige Wine Road, which enrich the Wine Road with their individual charm of days gone by and modern flair.
From Nalles past the capital of Bolzano through the Oltradige and Bassa Atesina regions all the way to Salorno, the villages are responsible for the fascination of the Alto Adige Wine Road thanks to their traditions, ideas and the people who live and work here. What they all have in common however, is the passion for growing Alto Adige wines.
Guided walks and tastings in the producers’ places, a unique wine tourism opportunity to understand the soul and spirit of an authentic reality.
cembra wines & Wineries
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Grape vines are an essential element of the landscape in Cembra Valley From Lake Garda to the terraces in Valle di Cembra, grape vines are an essential element of the landscape in Trentino.
The different climates and the patient efforts of the vine growers produce unique wines. Müller Thurgau is cultivated in vineyards at an altitude of about 600 metres a.s.l., and on the right-hand slope of Valle di Cembra, with its more favourable exposure, they reach up to over 800 metres. The microclimate at this altitude and the big differences between day and night temperatures before harvesting enhance to the max its characteristic original freshness and floral vegetal aroma, giving it an aromatic, particularly persistent taste. Chardonnay grapes are used to produce elegant, monovarietal, still wines with a hint of apple and are bases for excellent Trento D.O.C. classic method spumantes, the second D.O.C. (controlled designation of origin) recognised worldwide, after champagne. The Schiava is the historic primary vine that has characterised vine growing and wine production in Valle di Cembra. The first documents that mention “schiave” in this region date back to the thirteenth century.