South Tyrolean Wine Route
The South Tyrolean Wine Route ( Italian : Strada del Vino dell'Alto Adige ) was founded in 1964 and is one of the oldest wine routes in Italy . With 4,250 hectares of vineyards - out of a total of 5,114 in all of South Tyrol - the South Tyrolean Wine Route represents 84 percent of the South Tyrolean vineyards and the South Tyrolean wine industry. The South Tyrolean Wine Route begins in Nals and runs through Bolzano through the Überetsch and Unterland to Salurn. The municipalities of Nals, Terlan , Andrian , Eppan , Kaltern , Tramin , Kurtatsch , Margreid , Kurtinig , Auer , Montan , Neumarkt , Pfatten , Salurn and the provincial capital Bolzano are located on the Wine Route .
Wines
Viticulture shapes the landscape, which includes parts of the valley floor, the hills and mountain slopes. Around 65 percent of the varieties grown are red wines, 35 percent white wines. The white wines grown include:
- Pinot Blanc (Pinot Bianco),
- Gray Burgundy (Pinot grigio),
- Chardonnay ,
- Gewürztraminer ,
- Sauvignon Blanc ,
- Müller-Thurgau ,
- Goldmuskateller ( Moscato Giallo),
- Riesling ,
- Silvaner .
The red grape varieties grown, however, are:
- Edelvernatsch (Schiava),
- Lagrein ,
- Pinot Noir (Pinot nero),
- Cabernet Sauvignon ,
- Merlot ,
- Rose muscatel (Moscato rosa).
Almost the entire area under vines can now claim legal protection provisions and bears the designation DOC ( Denominazione di Origine Controllata in German, `` quality wine-controlled growing areas '').
In addition to viticulture, tourism plays an important role in the economy of the municipalities .
Web links
- Official website of the sponsoring association: South Tyrolean Wine Route
- Presentation of the wine route at the South Tyrolean Tourist Office
- Presentation of the wine route at the Tramin tourist office on the wine route
- Information about the wine-growing region