Alto Adige, one of Italy’s smallest yet innovative wine-producing regions, is making an important step forward with a new addition to its overarching Alto Adige DOC designation. The Consorzio Alto Adige Wines has announced that, starting with the 2024 vintage, 86 “well defined and meticulously documented vineyard areas” have been granted special legal status as Additional Geographical Units (in Italian, “Unità Geografiche Aggiuntive” or UGA). The new classification enables Alto Adige growers and producers to achieve even greater levels of quality and distinction, while allowing consumers to savor expressions of their favorite wines and trace the origins back to specific vineyards. As of the 2024 vintage, the geographical designation—such as Gries, Mazon or Eppan Berg, to name just a few of the 86 recognized UGAs—may be listed on wine labels alongside Alto Adige DOC.