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At the Summa wine fair a small crowd gathers in the shadows of ancient buildings and Alpine peaks under blue skies.

Is Summa the Future of Wine Fairs?

ByNils Kevin Puls July 5, 2024July 5, 2024

Gatherings dedicated to wines outside the mainstream have become ubiquitous. Even so, one fair seems to cut through the noise: Summa. This small event, held…

Baking ingredients are set out on a counter below a bright window. A bottle of wine and wine glass are centered.

A Star Baker’s Obsession with an Alpine Cake Elevates an Unlikely Wine

ByMartin Sorge March 18, 2024April 25, 2024

A baker falls in love with hiking, cake and wine in the Italian wine region of Südtirol-Aldo Adige and returns home to recreate the textures and flavors.

Germany · Alto Adige · Italy · Württemberg

What You’re Still Getting Wrong About Trollinger

ByRainer Schäfer January 23, 2024January 25, 2024

Trollinger was long decried as a poor excuse of a wine. Increasingly, growers and drinkers beg to differ.

A view of vineyards and mountains in Südtirol-Alto Adige (aka South Tyrol).

Italy · Alto Adige

New Views from Südtirol-Alto Adige

ByAleks Zecevic January 23, 2024January 30, 2024

A new generation of growers is breathing life into wines of Südtirol-Alto Adige.

A bumblebee pollinating flowers in a regenerative vineyard in Alto Adige

Alto Adige · Italy

Rooted and Regenerative

BySara Emilia Nässén May 31, 2023November 5, 2023

It starts with the soil. “I am passionate about the microbial world under our feet, and the key role it plays in the vine’s adaptation…

Germany · Italy

Rainer Zierock: Visionary Provocateur

ByRainer Schäfer May 31, 2023June 29, 2024

If Emilio Zierock finds it hard to talk about his controversial father, you can’t tell by listening to him. He speaks with remarkable openness about…

Austria · Germany · Italy · Switzerland

Alpine Wines Get New Scouts

ByValerie Kathawala April 14, 2023May 2, 2024

Archetype, a Portland, Oregon-based import start-up, is focused on Alpine wines. They are refining consumer’s understanding of the category and building community near and far.

Sloped vineyards of Alto Adige with church in background

Alto Adige · Learn

Understanding Alto Adige-Südtirol

ByIan D’Agata February 15, 2023November 9, 2023

Trink Magazine | This primer offers insight into the surprising contrasts and dynamics at play in the wines of Alto Adige, this small, mountainous, and little known corner of northeast Italy.

crystal ball sits atop a wine glass with white wine overlooking the Mosel River

Germany · Alto Adige · Austria · Switzerland · Trends

Future Casting

ByValerie Kathawala February 15, 2023February 17, 2024

Trink Magazine | Valerie Kathawala hazards forecasts for the future of wines from Alto Adige-Südtirol, Austria, Germany, and German-speaking Switzerland.

Bottle of red wine from Valle Isarco next to a white plate of Eight Treasure Rice on a white tablecloth bordered by a flower bouquet

Alto Adige · Eat+TRINK

Eat + TRINK | A Sweet Delicacy Calls for Schiava

ByJoyce Lin January 22, 2023November 10, 2023

Lunar New Year (aka Spring Festival, or Guo Nian in Mandarin) is arguably the most important holiday for people of Chinese heritage — especially in Taiwan, where…

Autumn grapevines on pergola training with mountains in background in Alto Adige.

Alto Adige · Travel

Happy Wine Hikes in Alto Adige: 7 Rules

ByEllen Wallace November 16, 2022November 9, 2023

Wine and hiking expert Ellen Wallace guides readers to the green heart of Alto Adige with stops at biodynamic winery Manincor and leading cooperative Kellerei Kaltern.

Woman stands in mining hat and boots in front of Alto Adige mine where the Epokale wine is aged.

Alto Adige · Tasting Article

Epokale: A New Gewürtztraminer for the Ages

ByMeg Maker September 16, 2022February 17, 2024

Digging deep with six vintages of the mine-aged iconic Gewürtztraminer Epokale from Cantina Tramin.

Italy