Teroldego

Teroldego grape is a dark skinned grape variety that is exclusively grown in the northern area of Italy – the Trentino-Alto Adige region. It is here that the grape found its birthplace, although it’s not known when and where exactly, but the grape has been in existence here in this region for hundreds of years.

This variety produces some deeply pigmented wines with almost intensely fruity flavours. It is for this reason, a very popular grape in Trentino, although it’s intense sugar and alcohol have been pointed out by several winemakers as being too sweet and un-winey. Whatever be the points raised against or for it, these wines remain an all time Trentino popular.

It is also a very selective wine when it comes to viticulture, and hasn’t found much success outside Trentino region. Some plantations do exist in Australia, California and Brazil, but its 98% of production comes from Italy alone.