📜 Vallagarina
Italian protected geographical indication for white, red and rosé wines from the Adige valley in the provinces of Trento and Verona.
Vallagarina is an Italian protected geographical indication (IGP, formerly IGT) for white, red and rosé wines from the Adige valley around Rovereto, in the province of Trento, and from a delimited part of the province of Verona.
The specification covers white and rosé wines, also frizzante, and red wines, also frizzante and novello. A wine may name one grape variety, which must make up at least 85% of the blend, or two varieties, used exclusively and each above 15%. In the Trento part Marzemino cannot be named. The rest may come from other non-aromatic varieties of the same colour. Minimum total alcohol is 9.0% vol (11.0% vol for novello), minimum total acidity is 3.5 g/l, and the taste ranges from dry to sweet.
Maximum yield is 23 tonnes of grapes per hectare (19.5 t/ha for varietal wines from Trento), and finished wine may not exceed 80% of the grape weight. Words such as extra, fine, scelto, selezionato or superiore are forbidden on the label. The disciplinare was approved by ministerial decree of 21 November 1995; the text consulted includes changes up to the decree of 7 March 2014.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Vallagarina → → → 🍷 Still wine → kind of → 🍷 Types of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Trentino, 🍷 Still wine
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine
Frequently asked questions
Which wines can be called Vallagarina?
White and rosé wines (also frizzante) and red wines (also frizzante and novello), according to the disciplinare.
Where do the grapes come from?
From 19 communes of the province of Trento, among them Rovereto, Ala, Avio, Mori and Isera, and from a delimited area of the province of Verona along the Adige.
Can a grape variety be named on the label?
Yes: one variety at a minimum of 85%, or two varieties used exclusively, each above 15% and listed in decreasing order. Novello is allowed only for red wines.
What to read next
- 📍 Trentino — The southern part, known for sparkling Trento and Teroldego.
- 🍷 White wine — Wine made from grape juice without the skins; it can come from pale and even dark berries.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
Similar
📍 Dalmatian Hinterland · 📜 Bergland · 📜 Carinthia · 📜 Vorarlberg · 📜 Brestnik · 📜 Vidin
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Disciplinare di produzione IGT Vallagarina (MASAF, catalogo vini)
- Wikidata