Teroldego, old, well-connected grape variety which makes deep-coloured, seriously lively, fruity wines named Teroldego Rotaliano because they are made almost exclusively in the Rotaliano plain in trentino, north-east Italy, with suitable tannins for relatively early drinking. Wine made from this variety is rather prone to reduction. Teroldego was traditionally trained on pergolas, but from 1985 Elisabetta Foradori initiated a qualitative revolution by introducing mass selection and guyot vine training in Trentino. Foradori’s Granato became the benchmark for classic, age-worthy Teroldego. The variety was known in the Rotaliano plain as early as the 15th century, and dna profiling at san michele all’adige has shown a parent-offspring relationship with lagrein from Alto Adige and that the variety is quite closely related, through dureza, to Syrah. Total plantings in Italy in 2010 were 796 ha/1,967 acres. See also marzemino.
