Alto Adige, where North becomes South

The Rétho-Romanches already planted the first vines there in 1000 BC. J.-C., which makes South Tyrol a very old wine region. It is a small region for Italy but it is the largest of the Alpine wine regions. Countless first-class wines grow along the Isarco and Adige. These two rivers flow from the snow covered northern peaks in a southerly direction towards the fig and olive trees. Thanks to its geographical location shared between an alpine climate and a Mediterranean climate with altitudes that can vary between 200 and 1000 meters.