Non c'è bisogno di chiamare la polizia: qui gli unici esplosivi sono i vini. Benvenuti nell'ex fabbrica di armi sotto Castel Cornedo a Bolzano, dove i Fratelli Pitzner gestiscono 9 vigneti su 9 ettari di terreno. Sarà anche piccolo, ma è proprio per questo che la natura rigogliosa e generosa si sente a casa sua. E si vede.

Klaus Lentsch, discendente di una storica famiglia di viticoltori dell'Alto Adige, ha intrapreso un nuovo viaggio nel 2008 per creare vini che catturino l'essenza della regione. Con un profondo rispetto per la tradizione e una spinta all'innovazione, Klaus Lentsch si è fatto un nome producendo vini da alcuni dei vigneti più rinomati della zona: Bachgart, Fuchslahn e Eichberg. Questi luoghi storici di vinificazione sono ora parte dell'eredità della cantina, dove i terroir unici della Valle Isarco, dell'Überetsch e dei pendii porfirici della pianura convergono per creare vini che sono veri e propri riflessi della diversità dell'Alto Adige. Da Klaus Lentsch, ogni bottiglia racconta una storia di artigianato, passione e della terra che l'ha plasmata

La cantina Pfitscher produce vino con passione da oltre 150 anni, con due generazioni che lavorano fianco a fianco. La cantina è nota per i suoi vini puliti e semplici che provengono da vigneti d'alta quota, dove il clima più fresco ne esalta l'espressione e la finezza. I pendii ripidi non sono un ostacolo alla produzione di vini brillanti e la famiglia dà valore alla collaborazione e alla viticoltura biologica. Prima cantina italiana a ricevere la certificazione CasaClima Wine, l'impegno di Pfitscher per la qualità e la sostenibilità è al centro della sua filosofia.

Un'impresa vinicola rischiosa in alta montagna? Non proprio, solo un sogno che si realizza. Qui, nel cuore dell'Alto Adige, abbiamo costruito la nostra cantina. A 838 metri sopra la Valle dell'Adige, l'HOCHEGG si trova a un'altitudine piuttosto elevata. Mentre i precedenti proprietari producevano vino solo per il proprio consumo, per noi è l'obiettivo principale della nostra attività. Sui nostri nuovi terrazzamenti in terreni porfirici ricchi di scheletro vengono coltivate in modo biologico varietà di uva come Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Pinot Nero e Riesling. I nostri vigneti più recenti sono circondati da una natura selvaggia, con boschi di pini e una piantagione di antichi castagni risalenti all'epoca di Maria Teresa. Dopo tutto il tempo e gli sforzi che abbiamo dedicato a questa nuova impresa, è emozionante assistere alla produzione dei nostri primi vini!

A winegrowing area like that of the city of Merano, its surrounding villages and the side valley of the Vinschgau, possessing such a wide variety of soils and microclimates and with a backdrop of snow-covered three-thousand metre peaks and Mediterranean vegetation, is in a position to offer a wide spectrum of varieties. The range of the Meran Burggräfler Winery is as varied as the landscape of the Meraner basin and the Vinschgau, offering a total of 14 grape varieties. The various training systems at between 300 und 800 metres above sea level support the red wine varieties of Vernatsch, Blauburgunder, Lagrein, Merlot and Cabernet and the white wine varieties of Gewürztraminer, Weissburgunder, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio, Kerner, Riesling, Goldmuskateller and Müller Thurgau. The native varieties of Lagrein, Vernatsch and Gewürztraminer have been mentioned since the Middle Ages in South Tyrol and from here have gone on to conquer the wine world.

The Augustinian Canons Regular monastery Abbazia di Novacella is above all an active and vibrant community. Over the following pages we have endeavoured to present Novacella to you as a place devoted to the praise of God and to serving the people

The first historical mention of a vineyard in Cermes can be traced as far back as 1182, linked to a charitable donation to the Fuessen Monastery in Bavaria. Around 400 years ago, viticulture and wine were the main source of commerce in Cermes and the surrounding region. At Kränzelhof, the oldest historical records in our possession date back to 1350. The old residence, the huge ancient traditional wine press in the vaulted cellar as well as commercial documents and correspondence dating back to 1577, are further proof of a very old wine tradition. Our vineyards At Kränzelhof, we have our own vineyards and we also lease additional vineyard area, taking the total to 6ha. The vineyards are located at an altitude of 300 – 600 metres on the south-eastern slopes of the Meran basin, an area famous for its mild Mediterranean climatic conditions.

Visitors to the headquarters and winery of the Josef Hofstätter estate find themselves in the main square of a bustling large village with the municipal hall, bars and the village church. The winery and offices are accommodated in a grand 16th century edifice, originally built for the Austrian Imperial post coaches and it also housed the ‘Schwarzer Adler’ inn belonging to Martin Foradori’s great aunt. Josef Hofstätter made his first wines in the inn’s cellars. His nephew Konrad Oberhofer and wife Luise took over the estate in 1942 and it was he who recognised the potential inherent in vineyards. He was the very first in South Tyrol to keep separate the grapes harvested in individual sites and name the resulting wines after the respective vineyards. Konrad Oberhofer’s daughter Sieglinde married Paolo Foradori in 1959. Paolo comes from an old-established family of winegrowers in the Adige Valley and owned vineyards in superb locations on the eastern side of the valley opposite Tramin. Since then these vineyards have been administered together with those on the Tramin side of the valley in the family company’s headquarters which still bears the name of the estate’s founder, Josef Hofstätter.

n the modern world, where speed is of the essence, time has become one of life’s great luxuries. In Terlano it is a luxury we insist on. We take our time and give the wine time; every wine is given all the time it needs to mature to perfection – for years or even decades. The Cantina Terlano winery has a traditional focus on long-living wines. White wines from Terlano in particular have repeatedly hit the headlines in trade publications with their ability to outlast the decades. The longevity of our wines is due to a combination of the high mineral content of the soils, old vines growing in complete harmony, carefully managed vineyards with low yields per vine, and the rigorous selection of heathy and fully mature grapes. Wine-making in Terlano traditionally involves the use of wooden barrels. Special emphasis is also placed on the “sur lie” method, with the wines often left to age on the yeast for years before being bottled and left to slowly mature to perfection. The slow maturation process gives the wines their specific character and complexity. The focus is on developing the complex secondary and tertiary aromas rather than the primary aromas. Proof of the benefits of this approach is to be found in the winery’s wine archive, which contains over 100,000 bottles in a collection of rarities comprising various vintages from 1955 to the present. Some of the wines actually date from 1893, the year the winery was founded.

The Franz Haas Wineryhas endeavoured to show the wines it produces always in the best light. It was established in 1880 and has been handed down through the generations up to now to a Franz Haas. Around 55 vine-planted hectares are worked, subdivided among owners, renters and assignees.Franz Haas has always been recognised as a great enthusiast and cultivator of themost difficult vine, one that is the most sensitive and repays the greatest: the Pinot Nero. Not withstanding all the attention, the brainpower, the work, the product isn’t always at the same level as its origins, so the selection oft he Pinot Noir, called „Schweizer“, isn’t always put on the market.

The Linticlar Estate is first mentioned in records dating from 1225. But Stone Age and Bronze Age finds in the area of the castle ruins above the winery show that it has been a site of human settlement since prehistorical times. The Turmhof was registered as a winery in the commercial register in 1848. That makes it one of the oldest wine estates in South Tyrol. Before the end of the 2nd World War, Herbert Tiefenbrunner (1928-2015) started work as a wine-maker when he was only 15 years of age. His later wife Hilde opened the Jausenstation snack bar in 1968. In May 2012 we took over the winery with a commitment to continue in the centuries-old tradition of our wine-making culture.

Making wine is like telling a part of our life story, but we need to see ourselves in the deep-rooted values of the area around us, to understand its natural and social environment and to respect its origins and traditions. For us, making a wine is a journey that goes from the past to the future, leaving a deep impression on the present. Wein-Kellerei-in-Suedtirol-Italien Girlan – first mentioned in historical documents dating back to A.D.1085 – has always been a famed wine-growing area. The vineyards are located at altitudes from 250 to 550 m above sea level, in different soil types that form an ideal environment for growing numerous native and international varieties. Besides the location, the vintner, too, is an important factor. Our winemaker, Gerhard Kofler, maintains a close and personal contact with our wine-growers. This exchange of information and experience is the cornerstone of our continuous efforts to produce quality wines.

Kellerei Kaltern is a co-operative winery of 400 associates that look after the almost 300 ha of vineyards. The winery is an ambassador for the wines produced in the Kaltern Lake area, especially the indigenous “Kalterersee”. The wines offer moments of relaxed, light heartedness and trigger the wanderlust to experience this unique region. The winery gets deeply involved in the preservation of the local traditions, the rural culture and the land of Kaltern as a whole, land which has always been heritage of the locals.

The calm, sunny location on the slopes above the spa city of Meran is a joy to behold and to experience. The hotel stands in the midst of its own orchards and vineyards and is just 10 minutes on foot from the village centre of Tscherms; far enough away to be able to switch off, yet close enough to be able to reach everything with ease. The hotel has a family atmosphere, the rooms are comfortably furnished, and there is an extensive choice of breakfast and our own produce on offer. We greet every guest on arrival with a glass of wine or a glass of naturally cloudy apple juice produced on the premises in our ancient cellar. The history of the Biedermannhof is closely linked to that of the Klarissenhof monastery in Meran. The Biedermannhof is first documented in the 14th century as being in the possession of this monastery, but in the Middle Ages it was frequently transferred to other monasteries. It even came into the possession of the Brigitten monastery in Altomünster (near Dachau) to supply the monastery with wine for mass and drinking. The Biedermannhof has been in the possession of the Innerhofer family for over 200 years. Alongside fruit-growing, wine is also made and sold at the Biedermannhof.

The Bergmannhof, since 1851 in possession of our family, is located on the South Tyrolean Wine Route in Eppan. Since 1979 we have been processing and selling the grapes from the 3.5-hectare vineyard ourselves. The quality of our wines draws on the experience and knowledge of three generations, which live and work together at the winery, not to mention the efforts of the whole family and the passion that motivates us, both in the vineyard and in the cellar.  

Outstanding wine is made in the vineyard. That’s why we consider our members – who do the vineyard work – to be the protagonists. Our extremely small structure, in and of itself, evinces the fact that most of the work is done by hand: 190 members scrupulously cultivate 190 hectares in accordance with our strict quality standards. They are located in a municipality that lies at altitudes between 220 and 900 meters, which is unique in South Tyrol.