📜 Mitterberg

Mitterberg is an Italian protected geographical indication (PGI, traditionally called IGT) for wines made from grapes grown across the whole administrative territory of the province of Bolzano, in South Tyrol.

The single document describes white wine, red or rosé wine (both with or without a grape variety), frizzante (lightly sparkling) wine, novello and passito (made from dried grapes). The enrichment techniques allowed by EU rules are permitted, and blending with must or wine, even from other Italian production zones, is allowed up to 15% by volume. Maximum yield is 19,000 kg of grapes per hectare, or 18,000 kg for wines labelled with a grape variety.

The main varieties named in the document include pinot bianco, pinot grigio, pinot nero, chardonnay, sauvignon, müller-thurgau, kerner, traminer aromatico, riesling, veltliner, lagrein, schiava, teroldego, merlot, cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc, among others. The document links the wines to the varied hilly terrain and to a climate sheltered from the north by the Alps and open to Mediterranean warmth from the south.