From 1874 to the DOC of 1993: history, territory and producers of Trentodoc, the classic method born in the mountains of Trentino
Trentino is a place of magic: mountains sculpted against the sky, waterfalls, lakes and fairytale forests, and then castles, villages and cities where culture and beauty form an indissoluble intertwining. The living landscape and equally spectacular crops, above all apple trees and vines, are part of this enchanted world. And it is the latter, in its most refined declination, that we will talk about.
Who made the history of Trentodoc
In the 1980s, the Agricultural Institute of San Michele all’Adige, today the Foundation, intervened to make the history of Trentino sparkling wines. Edmund Machwhich develops technical viticultural and oenological knowledge applied to the production of mountain sparkling wines, which were then still not widespread in Trentino, and above all promotes awareness among local winemakers of the great vocation of that area for the production of quality sparkling wine.
The studies and merits of the Foundation range across the entire agricultural, agri-food and environmental panorama, including very important goals recently achieved in the field of fish farming. But the professor. Mach he was, by vocation, a winemaker, with a strong predilection for sparkling winemaking techniques. Legendary producers such as the Ferraritoday a family brand Lunelli. Thanks to their dedication, in 1993, the classic Trentino experimentation method obtained, first in Italy, the recognition of the DOC
An important legacy that today’s winemakers keep alive with devotion, without ever giving in to standardization. If tradition is common and strongly respected, each winery still interprets the territory through its own expressive sensitivity. The current denomination, characterized by the Trentodoc brand, was officially named in 2007, to protect and support a precious reality that today has 74 producers.
Among these there are young and dynamic companies such as Cantina Salìm, led by Pietro Bortolotti; Francesco De Vigiliwhich preserves the historic Mezzolombardo cellar with a contemporary vision; the freshness of Cantina Moncalisse, founded in 2016 by the sisters Julia and Karoline Walchup to the modern approach of Cantina Moser, a company rooted in the peasant tradition of the Cembra Valley. They are flanked by pillars of excellence such as Cesarini Sforza, a maison that has selected the most suitable crus of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir since its origins and which, through pilot projects conducted with the suppliers, designs sparkling wines destined for very long refinements.
Numbers and characteristics of Trentodoc
The Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines, with a smaller presence of Pinot Blanc and Meunier, intended for Trentodoc production, now reach the threshold of 700-800 meters of altitude, occupying almost 14% of the overall Trentino vineyard area, and continue to amaze and seduce connoisseurs with their flavour, mineral nuances, and the unmistakable notes of bread crust that have made the iconic «Giulio Ferrari» internationally famous. Founder’s Reserve”.
And it concerns, just for the grapes dedicated to the classic method, 1300 hectares of vineyards. Getting lost among cellars and rows, rows and cellars, in an infinite frame of mountains, is a re-set experiential Odyssey, an adventure of taste within taste to absolutely put on the calendar. If Trentino is a pearl, Trentodoc is its perlage: very fine, intriguing, unmissable.
