the south tyrolean winegrowing area is highly influenced by the mediterranean climate, which in the adige valley (überetsch-unterland, überetsch, bozen, terlan, burggrafenamt) arrives up to meran. this allows a very versatile winemaking, which includes almost all the red grape varieties and a lot of white grape wines. the vinschgau and the eisacktal have a harsher climate and thus they're specialized in white wines.