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Teroldego

Teroldego wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Medium
Origin
Italy
Top region
Trentino
1
Key regions
3
Pairings
2
Synonyms

Teroldego is a red grape variety, with its roots in Trentino, Italy.

The wines show medium body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to blackberry, plum, cherry, earth, spice and floral.

It is planted most seriously in Trentino.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening, moderate vigour and a preference for cool alpine.

On other labels it goes by Tiroldola and golden Tyrol.

At the table it suits broth with bacon and dumplings, corned beef hash and beef couscous with raisins.

Keeps for around 10 years.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
blackberryplumcherry
Aromas
earthspicefloral
Styles
dry red

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 broth with bacon and dumplings
02 corned beef hash
03 beef couscous with raisins

Also labelled.

Tiroldola, golden Tyrol.

Bottles to look for.

  • Cantina Rotaliana di Mezzolombardo Teroldego Rotaliano Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
  • Cantine Monfort Teroldego Rotaliano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
  • Cavit 'Terrazze della Luna' Novello di Teroldego Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
  • De Vescovi Ulzbach Teroldego Rotaliano Vigilius, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
  • De Vescovi Ulzbach Teroldego Rotaliano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
  • Dorigati 'Diedri' Teroldego Rotaliano Superiore Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
  • Endrizzi Gran Masetto Teroldego & Teroldego Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
  • Fedrizzi Cipriano 'Teroldigo' Teroldego Rotaliano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Teroldego: common questions

01.
What does Teroldego taste like?
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Teroldego tastes of blackberry, plum, cherry, earth, spice and floral. The wines show medium body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Teroldego from?
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Teroldego originates in Trentino, Italy.
03.
Where is Teroldego grown?
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The key regions for Teroldego are Trentino.
04.
What food pairs with Teroldego?
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Pour it with broth with bacon and dumplings, corned beef hash and beef couscous with raisins.
05.
What else is Teroldego called?
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Teroldego is also labelled Tiroldola and golden Tyrol.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Italy.

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