DOC area (German "Tal der Etsch") with the German name "Etschtaler" for red wines, rosé wines and white wines. The area stretches across borders in the two sub-regions
South Tyrol (Alto Adige) and
Trentino (which together form the Italian region
Trentino-Alto Adige) and
Veneto. The zone includes the mountain slopes and plains along the river Adige (German: Etsch) from Merano in South Tyrol to Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella in Veneto. There are 34 municipalities in the province of Bolzano/Bozen (South Tyrol), 36 in the province of Trentino (Trentino), and Brentino Belluno, Dolcè and Rivoli Veronese in the province of Verona (Veneto). The former
Valdadige Terradeiforti subzone was classified as a separate DOC area in 2010.
The
Bianco is blended in any use of Pinot Bianco =
Pinot Blanc, Pinot Grigio =
Pinot Gris, Riesling Italico =
Welschriesling,
Müller-Thurgau and
Chardonnay (to 20%), and any use of
Trebbiano Toscano,
Nosiola, Sauvignon =
Sauvignon Blanc and
Garganega (max. 80%).
Rosso and
Rosato are produced from
Enantio, and/or various
Schiava varieties (to the. 50%), as well as any use of
Merlot, Pinot Nero =
Pinot Noir,
Lagrein,
Teroldego,
Cabernet Franc and
Cabernet Sauvignon (max. 50%).
The
pure variety wines must contain at least 85% of the respective variety, the remaining 15% may be other approved varieties. These are the white wines Chardonnay (also as
Frizzante), Pinot Bianco (also as Frizzante) and Pinot Grigio, as well as the red wine
Schiava in any use of the varieties
Schiava Grossa,
Schiava Gentile and
Schiava Grigia.
