The autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige in Northern Italy was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1919 and there are three grapes native to this region, one is the white Nosiola and the other two are the red Teroldego Rotoliano and the Marzemino. Other grapes grown includes the Lagrein and Schiava.
There is a stark difference between wine production in the two provinces that make up the region. In the northern area of Alto Adige, the grapes are grown mostly by small family run wineries that sell their product locally with limited exports. Contrastingly the southern province of Trentino counts on a large number of growers who joined into large cooperatives, which produce wines with consistent characteristics that are exported to wine drinkers internationally.
