As the the River Avisio leaves the Val di Fiemme it enters the Val di Cembra, or more precisely, Müller Thurgau territory.

For us, Müller Thurgau is that white wine you always see on restaurant list across Italy and can never quite remember where its from.

It is neither the most expensive on the wine list nor the cheapest and its name is suitably vague as to not offend nor impress anyone. So we tend to order it.

If, like us, you are ashamed by your make do approach to wine, then visit the Cantina La Vis and take the guided tour.

The Teutonic sounding wine is celebrated every year with the Mostra di Müller Thurgau at Baselga di Pine in the Altopiano di Pinè Valle di Cembra.

The event includes tastings, cultural walks and gastronomic itineraries and takes place in early July.

As for the typical dishes expect to find seasoned goats cheese, roast pigs shin (the fabulously named 'stinco al forno'), polenta with rabbit, bread gnocchi with radicchio, nuts and gorgonzola and, for dessert, apple strudel with hot blueberries.

By the way, smelly cheese in Ladino dialect is 'spretz tzaori'.

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