In Italy’s northernmost white wine area, the gateway to the Dolomites, winegrowing makes its last stand in this landscape surrounded by the Italian Alps. Because right here, where winegrowing bumps up against its physical limits, the results are particularly exquisite – vivacious, strong, and at the same time subtle.
Today, more and more producers are showing that in the Isarco Valley, with its primitive rock soils of quartz and mica, superb, pure white wines are produced with an international flair. The Sylvaner and Müller Thurgau grapes produce fresh, drinkable wines with a mineral quality and a stimulating interplay of acidity. For several years now, top wines made from Kerner and Riesling have been astounding the experts.
| Vineyard area: |
300 ha. / 741 acres (6% of province total) |
| Vineyard elevations: |
400-800 m. (1,300-2,600 ft.) above sea level |
| Soils: |
weathered mica schist (quartz phyllite) and sandy gravel soils |
| Production: |
95% white wine, 5% red wine |
| Most important varieties: |
Müller Thurgau, Sylvaner, Kerner, Gewürztraminer |