Alto Adige

Harvest was early in this region as winter was mild and the vegetative cycle of the vines started early. Ripening of the grapes was good and quality of the wines is high.

BOLZANO, OLTRADIGE, BASSA ATESINA, APPIANO, CORNAIANO Christoph Andergassen director of Viticoltori Alto Adige – a co-operative representing and operating as a co-ordinating and consulting agency to 7 “Cantine Sociali” of Alto Adige- (Alto Adige DOC) : “At first the harvest seemed to be an extremely early one (3 weeks), but finally it was 2 weeks early. Springtime was warm and rainy, summer was rainy and there was good weather in September. It was warm during the day and cool at night so that ripening of the grapes was long and it was ideal for acidity and aromas in the wines. Growers could harvest without rain. The yield was lower, but quality was high. The forecast is good for 2007 wines…”

Trentino

The main characteristic of 2007 in this region is the mild winter and a vegetative cycle that started early. In fact the vines bloomed 1 month before usual and since then all development phases were early. Temperature throughout the year was average and this favoured a good vegetative balance of the vines. The quality of the wines is good.

SANTA MARGHERITA DI ALA (Province of Trento) Tiziano Tommasi – Azienda La Cadalora (Vallagarina IGT): “..it was an extremely early harvest. We started picking Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay on the 20t h of August (we usually start around the 15t h of September). The wines are full and have volume. It is a very positive vintage for late aromatic varietals (such as Sauvignon and Traminer) and for red berry varietals (Marzemino, Pinot Noir and Casetta). Rains and temperature range between day and night favoured aromas…”