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Alto Adige wine bottle from Kellerei Tramin beside a small round of wrapped Larix cheese from Eggemoa

The Delicious Dichotomy of Alto Adige

ByUrsula Heinzelmann July 21, 2022November 14, 2023

Earth and sky. Airborne and grounded. The power and pleasure of reimagined wine and cheese from Cantina Tramin and Eggemoa Dairy.

Pergola trained weißburgunder vines in the Vorberg vineyard

Alto Adige · Tasting Article

4 Faces of Alto Adige’s Iconic Vorberg

ByPaula Redes Sidore May 11, 2022February 21, 2024

Trink Magazine | A highflying adventure in 4 vintages of Cantina Terlano’s reknowned Vorberg wine. By Paula Redes Sidore

Bottle of Pinot Bianco from Kellmeir next to plate of Tonkatsu, rice and vegetables. Flower bouquet and horizontal wine glass

Alto Adige · Eat+TRINK

Eat + TRINK | Weissburgunder meets “Schnitzel”

ByJoyce Lin February 18, 2022November 10, 2023

TRINK Magazine | Japanese Tonkatsu proves an ideal pairingwith 2018 Alto Adige’s Kettmeir Pinot Bianco.

Alto Adige

Immigrants as Vineyard Workers in Alto Adige

ByValerie Kathawala October 29, 2021November 11, 2023

A tiny pilot project created by immigrants for immigrants is taking root in the small wineries of Alto Adige-Südtirol. V.I.T.E. — Viticulture Integration Training Empowerment…

Thomas Niedermayr from Hof Gandberg behind a cluster of ripe piwi grapes.

Germany · Alto Adige · Climate Crisis · Tasting Article

PIWI’s Big Wine Adventure

ByChristoph Raffelt October 29, 2021February 11, 2024

Trink Magazine | Are PIWIs or grape hybrids our viticultural future as the climate crisis makes winegrowing more, not less, challenging? By Christoph Raffelt

Macro of a glass of red wine on a red tablecloth against a lit window

Alto Adige · Literary

Something Red

ByLiam Callanan September 17, 2021August 1, 2023

The wine stood on a high shelf, past tense very much called for, because moments after the waitress leapt for it — leapt, did not…

Germany · Alto Adige · Austria · Switzerland

Get to Know German-Speaking Orange Wines

ByValerie Kathawala June 23, 2021February 8, 2024

Skin-contact white wines may have their revolutionary roots in Georgia, Slovenia, and Friuli, but the umlaut zone also stakes a strong claim for orange expressions. Austria…

Alto Adige

Veritable Vernatsch in Alto Adige

BySimon Staffler June 23, 2021August 1, 2023

For centuries, the grape variety Vernatsch has been both flagship and albatross around the neck of Italy’s northern region of Alto Adige-Südtirol. In this final…

4 bottles of Miau! red and orange pet nat from Pranzegg, Alto Adige next to a cat on a table

Alto Adige · Portrait

Miau!? “You must be kidding me!”

ByDaniel Schönberger June 23, 2021February 11, 2024

Miau! from Martin Gojer and Marion Untersulzner of Weingut Pranzegg in Bozen, South Tyrol could not be more “critter,” but is it also more? By Daniel and Liliana Schönberger

Lake Kalterersee, Alto Adige seen from above surrounded by vineyards and mountains

Alto Adige · Italy · Tasting Article

The Many Faces of Kalterersee

BySimon Staffler April 7, 2021February 27, 2024

Kalterersee is Alto Adige-Südtirol’s oldest DOC zone, and the most fragrant and floral expression of Vernatsch in the region.

Germany · Alto Adige · Austria · Tasting Article

In the Sign of Subtlety

ByDavid Schildknecht April 7, 2021August 1, 2023

Pinot Blanc is neither a distinctive cépage nor a particular grape variety – at least, not from the viewpoint of ampelography or genetics. And what there is of pure Pinot Blanc worldwide is nearly all rendered in German-speaking growing regions where it is typically known as Weissburgunder.

Alto Adige · Italy

In Alto Adige Cooperation is Key and Character

BySusan Gordon February 5, 2021August 1, 2023

Trink Magazine | The 12 winegrower cooperatives of Alto Adige produce some of the finest wines in Italy, if not the world. it’s a part not only of the region’s history but also its DNA, Susan gordon reveals why.

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