DOC zone that covers most of the northern portion of Italy’s TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE region, Alto Adige. It’s located in northeastern Italy, bordered by LOMBARDY on the west, VENETO on the east, and Austria on the north. Many of the vineyards are planted on steep hillsides as the Alps drop down toward the Adige River and its tributary, the Isarco. There are seven subzones (which may be used on the label)—Colli di Bolzano, LAGO DI CALDARO, Meranese, SANTA MADDALENA, Terlano, Valle Isarco, and Valle Venosta. Alto Adige, which is also known as South Tyrol or Su?dtirol, is officially bilingual, with a German-speaking majority that still has strong ties to Austria (which ceded this area to Italy in 1918). The Alto Adige wines reflect this bilingual approach in their labels—a wine made from the PINOT BLANC grape might be referred to as both Weissburgunder and Pinot Bianco (both of which mean Pinot Blanc). There are seventeen VARIETAL WINES—Cabernet (from CABERNET SAUVIGNON and CABERNET FRANC), CHARDONNAY, LAGREIN (labeled as Lagrein Rosato or Lagrein Kretzer for ROSÉ wines and Lagrein Scuro or Lagren Dunkel for red wines), MALVASIA (also labeled Malvaier), MERLOT, MUSCAT (labeled Moscato Giallo or Goldenmuskateller for white wines and Moscato Rosa or Rosenmuskateller for rosé wines), MÜLLER THURGAU (also labeled Riesling-Sylvaner), Pinot Blanc (labeled Pinot Bianco or Weissburgunder), PINOT GRIS (labeled Pinot Grigio or Rulander), PINOT NOIR (labeled Pinot Nero or Blauburgunder), WELSCHRIESLING (also labeled Riesling Italico), RIESLING (labeled Riesling Renano or Rheinriesling), SAUVIGNON BLANC, SCHIAVA (also labeled Vernatsch), SYLVANER, and GEWÜRZTRAMINER (also labeled Traminer Aromatico). SPUMANTE is also made from some of these approved grapes.