As I sit down for my first dinner in Trentino, a cork goes pop and sparkling wine is poured around the table. I’m in Italy, so of course it’s aperitivo time. It’s not prosecco we’re drinking, the most popular type of fizz in the world, but instead Italy’s answer to Champagne - Trentodoc.

This is only made in Trentino using the traditional method of creating sparkling wine, and the result is a beautifully light, dry glass of fizz that’s the polar opposite of the relentless bubbles of prosecco. It’s the first night of the trip and I’m already hooked. “This bottle is from 50 metres away,” our guide, Katia says, before correcting herself and changing the distance to 200 metres from the hotel.