Trentino-Alto-Adige

Trentino Alto Adige, a fashionable if peripheral fine wine region, is located on Italy’s northern border with Switzerland in the foothills of the Alps. It is responsible for only 2.5% of Italy’s production (2006). 

Aromatic whites from Riesling and Veltliner do best but tend to be made in unfeasibly small quantities. Meanwhile, the black Teroldego grape is behind some good, solid reds