Their names sound like poetry and grand opera, the natural scenery of their locations could hardly be more dramatic: The very own grape varieties of the northern Italian region of Trentino are rooted in a romantic landscape full of moving contrasts and touching beauty. The wine from these vines can also be versatile and exciting. Historical sources testify that it once really was. Until viticulture here, too, was mostly caught up in the industrial trend towards mass instead of class.
But fortunately there is a regional resistance movement. It has dedicated itself to the cultivation of exceptional, local wine qualities - above all Elisabetta Foradori, a winemaker who seems to fear little except characterless wine!