🍇 Teroldego

Teroldego is a red wine grape from Trentino in northern Italy. According to VIVC, it has black berries and is used for wine; its synonyms include Teroldega, Teroldico and Merlina.

Its home is the Campo Rotaliano, about 1,200 ha of vineyards on the right bank of the Adige in the communes of Mezzolombardo and Mezzocorona and in Grumo (San Michele all'Adige), crossed by the Noce stream. Here Teroldego is the only main grape of the Teroldego Rotaliano appellation. The earliest mention of Teroldego in the province of Trento dates from 1480, and the place name Teroldeghe in Mezzolombardo has been recorded since the 15th century. Teroldego is also one of the main grapes of the wider Trentino appellation.

Red Teroldego Rotaliano is a fairly intense ruby colour, sometimes with violet rims, with a pleasantly fruity, intense smell; the taste is dry, slightly bitter, with a light almond note and a little tannin. A rosé (kretzer) is also made. Wine with at least 11.5% natural alcohol may be called superiore, and after at least two years of ageing riserva.

According to VIVC, Teroldego is a parent of Lagrein (with Schiava Gentile) and of Rebo, a Merlot × Teroldego cross made by Rebo Rigotti in 1948. Teroldego belongs to Italian wine and to the grapes of Trentino-Alto Adige.