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Alto Adige (wine)
South Tyrol (called in Italian ''Alto Adige'') is an autonomous province located in north-east Italy producing wine. This Austro-Italian wine region is noted for the distinct Austrian influences on the wine industry due to the region's long history under the rule of Austria-Hungary and Holy Roman Empires.M. Ewing-Mulligan & E. McCarthy ''Italian Wines for Dummies'', pp. 109-118. Hungry Minds 2001 . Because of its unique history and location within the southern Alps and Dolomites, in this region grows a wide range of grape varieties that are not usually seen in other parts of Italy. These include Müller-Thurgau, Vernatsch, Lagrein, Sylvaner, Riesling (known in Italian as ''Riesling Renano''), Gewürztraminer (known in Italian as ''Traminer Aromatico'')P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pp. 120–212 Firefly Books 2004 and Blatterle. Winemaking Winemaking in Tyrol has a long tradition: the first evidence dates back to the period before the Romans. The South Tyrolean wineg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Map Alto Adige Wine Zones
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