Toblino

Valle dei Laghi

Cantina Toblino represents Valle dei Laghi within the Cavit cooperative network. The area ranges from 70 to 800 metres above sea level, with predominantly south- and south-west-facing sites.

The valley has a sub-Mediterranean climate. Its soils include loose, sandy alluvial deposits as well as glacial formations that may be marly or clay-rich. This combination supports red wines, dry and fruit-driven whites and Vino Santo Trentino. Cooler vineyards at higher elevations are suited to base wines intended for long-aged sparkling production.

Nosiola has a particularly long association with Valle dei Laghi. It favours ventilated hillsides and relatively poor soils containing grey marl. Pronounced differences between daytime and night-time temperatures help preserve freshness and aromatic character in its grapes.

Cantina Toblino participates in Cavit’s cooperative viticultural system, which combines small-scale vineyard work with central agronomic support. Across the system, winegrowers cultivate an average of 1.2 hectares each, a scale associated with detailed artisanal care and manual harvesting.

The PICA platform—Piattaforma Integrata Cartografica Agriviticola—has supported the member network since 2010. Developed with Fondazione Edmund Mach and Fondazione Bruno Kessler, it integrates soil mapping, geoclimatic analysis and vineyard sensor data. Specialised agronomists use the platform to help growers select varieties suited to individual plots, carry out controls and selections through the agronomic cycle, monitor ripening and time the harvest.

PICA also provides personalised support for rationalising plant-protection treatments, managing pathogens, adapting resources to individual vineyards and optimising water use. Sustainable practices promoted within the network include green manure, preservation of dry-stone walls and insect mating disruption.

All Cavit members hold SQNPI certification under Italy’s Sistema di Qualità Nazionale Produzione Integrata. The cooperative has also followed Trentino’s protocol for quality wine production for more than thirty years.

Cantina Toblino operates within a cooperative model intended to preserve the identity of each Trentino growing area while sharing agronomic expertise, technology and organisational resources. Individual growers remain responsible for close, artisanal vineyard care, while central technical teams provide monitoring and precision-viticulture support.

The model links rural experience with research and technology. Its stated objectives are consistent quality, appropriate matching of grape varieties to individual sites, more efficient use of vineyard resources and progressive movement toward fully sustainable viticulture. Environmental responsibility is addressed alongside the economic and social purpose of returning value to the families participating in the cooperative supply chain.