Last week, I wrote about Alsace, the French region with German last names and Saxon-influenced winemaking. There’s a place just like that in Northern Italy, Alto Adige, long a source of great white ...

Santa Maddalena (Santa Magdalena) village with magical Dolomites mountains in background, Val di Funes valley, Trentino Alto Adige region, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe. Santa Maddalena Village, Italy.

Ready for some transition-weather red wine? This weekend, as the weather turns cooler and maybe we’ve got a little more time to savor a glass or two of wine, it’s a good moment to turn our attention ...

Gewürztraminer vines in Alto Adige, all photos by Hayley Hamilton Cogill In the vast world of wine there are a few commonalities that define a region. Most often that discussion leads with the soil ...

The inhabitants of Alto Adige, Italy's premier alpine wine region, are a proud, almost stoic mountain people, with a distinctive Germanic culture. German is the primary language here, and the scenery ...

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jun 17, 2014) - Looking for an out-of-the-ordinary vacation this summer? Travel off the beaten path and explore the sunny side of the Italian Alps. Breathtaking landscapes ...

One man’s vino is another woman’s wein. In Alto Adige, the Italian wine region also known as Sudtirol by the locals who drink “wein,” multicultural bilingualism comes with the territory. This is Italy ...

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ITALY’S ALTO ADIGE REGION might lack the marketing power that comes from a strong association with a single grape—the sort that, say, Oregon enjoys with Pinot Noir, or Napa with Cabernet. But while ...