30 years of Speck Alto Adige PGI
30 years of protected origin
Since 1996, the PGI seal has protected Speck Alto Adige and its special origin.
30 years of Speck Alto Adige PGI tell the story of a product deeply rooted in South Tyrol. As early as 1992, producers founded the Speck Alto Adige Consortium to protect the authenticity of their speck and define shared quality standards.
In 1996, Speck Alto Adige was recognised as a Protected Geographical Indication. Since then, the PGI seal has stood for clear production specifications, controlled quality and traceable origin. For producers, this means protecting their knowledge and their work. For you, it makes clear what you can rely on: Speck Alto Adige PGI produced and controlled according to binding rules.
The milestones of speck
From protected origin to international visibility: these milestones tell the story of 30 years of Speck Alto Adige PGI.
The people behind speck
Behind 30 years of Speck Alto Adige PGI are producers, family businesses, employees, partners and the Speck Alto Adige Consortium. Together, they help protect its origin, control its quality and keep traditional know-how alive. That is why this anniversary tells more than the story of a product. It tells the story of people who take responsibility and preserve something of lasting value together.
“For three generations, we have been making speck according to the traditional customs of South Tyrolean producers. Speck is more than a passion for us. It is a family tradition.”
An ambassador for South Tyrol
Speck Alto Adige PGI carries origin, quality and know-how shaped over time far beyond South Tyrol’s borders.
Speck Alto Adige PGI originates in South Tyrol and now reaches people far beyond the region. It expresses an origin you can recognise: in the fresh mountain air, the light smoking, the slow maturing process and the knowledge of its producers.
Behind the product are many people and businesses who work together to guarantee quality and create value in the region: from production and control to trade and promotion. In this way, Speck Alto Adige PGI strengthens South Tyrol as a region of origin and preserves knowledge that has grown over generations. It is precisely this balance of craftsmanship, time and provenance that makes Speck Alto Adige PGI so recognisable.

“Speck is pure enjoyment for me. My father Adolf passed his knowledge of recipes and production on to me, and I have done the same so that tradition can live on.”
Questions about the future
“The family recipes which have been handed down from generation to generation give South Tyrolean speck a very special.”



















