Wine region
Alto Adige
Alto Adige is a wine region in Italy, home to 85 wineries, known for Lagrein.
Alto Adige at a glance: known for Lagrein.
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Characteristic grapes
Alto Adige is best known for Lagrein.
Wine profile
905 distinct Alto Adige wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.
Representative Alto Adige wines
Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.
- Abbazia di Novacella Stiftskellerei Neustift — Gruner Veltliner
- Abbazia di Novacella Stiftskellerei Neustift — Lagrein
- Abbazia di Novacella Stiftskellerei Neustift — Moscato Rosa
- Abbazia di Novacella Stiftskellerei Neustift — Pinot Grigio
- Abbazia di Novacella Stiftskellerei Neustift — Pinot Nero
- Abbazia di Novacella Stiftskellerei Neustift — Praepositus Pinot Nero Riserva
- Abbazia di Novacella Stiftskellerei Neustift — Praepositus Riesling
- Abbazia di Novacella Stiftskellerei Neustift — Praepositus Sauvignon
Italy wine designations
- DOC
- DOC is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status.
- DOCG
- DOCG is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status.
- IGP
- IGP denotes the EU protected geographical indication scheme for food and wine, linking a product’s quality, reputation or other characteristic to geographical origin.
- IGT
- IGT is the Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected geographical indication (IGP) status.
- PDO
- PDO is the European Union protected designation of origin category.
Understanding the wine data
- Designation
- The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
FAQs
- Where is Alto Adige?
- ‘Alto Adige’, geographical sub-unit of ‘Santa Maddalena’: the production area for ‘Santa Maddalena’ wine includes all or part of the following districts and sub-districts: Santa Maddalena, Santa Giustina, Laitago (Coste), San Pietro, Guncina, San Giorgio, Rena (Sabbia), Santa Giustina di Sopra, Laitago di Sopra, Signato, Laste Basse, Cardano in the municipality of Cornedo, Campiglio, Virgolo, Aslago, Rencio and San Maurizio in the municipality of Bolzano, Settequerce in the municipality of San Genesio, and Masi Reiter, Diem, Raindl, Ebnicher and Plattner in the municipality of Renon, as defined in the product specification.
- Which grapes are associated with Alto Adige?
- Alto Adige is represented in the WhatDrink region dataset by Lagrein. Grape coverage reflects the products currently linked to the region and is not a complete legal planting register.
- What do the designation terms on Alto Adige wines mean?
- DOC: DOC is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status. IGT: IGT is the Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected geographical indication (IGP) status. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
- How are wineries and producers selected for Alto Adige?
- Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
- How are representative Alto Adige wines selected?
- Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
- How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Alto Adige?
- The current regional catalogue contains 905 linked wines from 85 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.
Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.