Trentino

Trentino is often grouped together with Alto-Adige to form Trentino-Alto Adige. Trentino itself is a DOC that covers the whole Adige valley in the region of Trentino, from Lake Garda up to the town of Trento. Trentino is for still wines whilst Trento covers traditional method sparkling wines. Trento generally comes from the highest slopes as the valley floor and lower slopes are too warm for grapes for sparkling production. The leading producer of Trento is Ferrari and their Riserva is an absolute classic. The finest producer of still wine is San Leonardo, although they choose to sell their wine as an IGT. In the north the Teroldego grape makes rasping slightly bitter reds which have their own DOC, Teroldego Rotaliano.