Historical introduction

The name comes from the Swiss Hermann Müller, an oenologist in search of perfection. After much study and effort, he found it in 1882 when he created the famous MüIller Thurgau, a perfect cross between two grape varieties: Riesling and Madeleine Royale. In Trentino, the first information on Müller Thurgau was reported in 1950 in the fortnightly "Agricoltura Trentina" of the Provincial Agriculture Inspectorate, edited by Dr. Gino Salvaterra. The note refers to an experiment with the Istituto Agrario di San Michele all'Adige lasting about 10 years that led to positive judgements on this new variety, provided that preference was given to areas between 500 and 750 metres above sea level, and for altitudes between 500 and 550 metres, to less sunny exposures.