The best wineries in Bolzano.
The winery of the Benedictine monastery remains one of the best in the South Tyrolean production, but does not confirm the excellence of its top red wine, Lagrein Abtei Muri Riserva, this year a little bit below expectations. The quality expressed by all labels remains high, especially the one of red wine, which now represent 85% of the total production of Muri–Gries. The specialization of the convent winery in Lagrein is confirmed, a grape variety that is perfectly at home in the vineyards of Bolzano, rich in porphyry, and in those pebbly of the alluvial area of river Talvera.
The winery has the task to finish the artwork arisen in the vineyards. At the moment of the harvest, every cluster is cut by hand and carefully controlled, to create a selected and flawless raw material. The following phase provides for the conservation and the refinement of these prestigious grapes with delicate processings and innovative production methods, as well as with the experience, the sensitivity and the intuition of an oenologist. The knowledge of the ideal localities for each grape variety, the manual selection made in the vineyard and the aromatic notes given by the vinification in wooden or steel barrels are the essential elements of the philosophy of the Merano Burggrafler Winery.
Our family–run company was founded in 1979 by Gabriel Martini and his father Karl. Both had already been working for several years in the wine industry before deciding to start the adventure of a private company.
To create a winery from out of thin air was a great effort. The first bottles were filled, capped and labeled by hand (we are happy that today machines can do this work in our place).
We are not big landowners, therefore, we are glad that there are many trusted farmers who deliver to us their grapes to produce wine. We and our suppliers are particularly attentive to the quality of the vineyards. In the cellar, then, it is up to us to be able to obtain good wine from valuable grapes.
Our structure at the beginning was very small, therefore, to achieve success, there was no other way but let wines “speak”. Only quality and an impeccable service justify the existence of a family–run company. We want to continue to work in this way, we do not do philosophy. We love to be very practical.
In bygone days, isolated in the middle of the vines north of Bolzano, "Gummerhof" for the first time was reported in the acts of 1480. In 1880 Joseph Trafojer bought this farm and built a new winery with a distillery of grappa.
Until 1925 the wine cellar was run by the son of Joseph Trafojer, then the activity was suspended and only at the end of the 40s was resumed by his son Rudolf Malojer. The facilities were totally renovated and the winery was suited to the current needs: to the old oak barrels, steel containers were added, and modern technology facilities were installed. Soon, grapes was purchased from other farmers, also to expand the range of varieties. The "Gummerhof–Malojer" winery is run by the family in the name of many years of experience, and using the most modern knowledge in wine cultivation, in order to offer wines of high quality.
The wines of the Sandbichler line always distinguish themselves within the excellent production of the historic wine cellar of Egna. This line represents the pinnacle of quality business and is derived from grapes grown under strict selection procedures already in the vineyard. Above all, the refined sweetness of Passito 2007 stands out, a Moscato Giallo completed by light "brushstrokes" of Sauvignon and Riesling, capable of expressing great charm and territoriality. Always very good is Lagrein Riserva, while a little less convincing than last year, mainly due to lower depth of character, are Gewürztraminer and Cabernet Sauvignon, which in any case guarantee the usual finesse and pleasantness to drink.
Loacker winery is a family-owned winery that produces several award-winning wines. Using traditional techniques and modern equipment, they carefully select their grapes and age them to perfection. The winery has a beautiful tasting room and stunning vineyard views, making it a popular destination for wine enthusiasts.
Alois Lageder is a renowned winery known for its organic and biodynamic wine-making techniques. The winery stays true to its principles of sustainability and focuses on producing wines with a sense of place and terroir. With a history dating back over 160 years, Alois Lageder's wines have won numerous awards and are enjoyed by wine lovers all around the world.
A small but very solid production reality that has always distinguished itself for the passion and care with which it tries to propose small cross sections of the territory interpreted by labels of fine typicality. We are in the plain of Cortina on the Wine Road, one of the smallest municipalities of South Tyrol, characterized by a soil composed of limestone and dolomite debris and moraine deposits of gravel, sand and clay. Only three are the wines that Peter Zemmer presented to us this year: once again, the fine Lagrein Intenditore stands out, the real pride of the winery, from grapes grown on clay soils in the municipality of Ora.
Cantina Girlan is a winery producing high-quality wines that express the unique terroir of their vineyards. The winery combines traditional winemaking techniques with modern technology to create wines that marry tradition and innovation. Cantina Girlan uses only the finest grapes, harvested at the perfect time to ensure the best possible results. The winery is committed to sustainability and uses environmentally friendly practices in all aspects of their operations. The wines of Cantina Girlan are known for their elegance, complexity, and balance, and have received numerous awards and accolades from wine experts around the world.
In the underground wine cellar full of barriques, the South Tyrol artist Robert Scherer, paintbrush and palette in hand, tells his stories in a series of figurative images. The symbolism and the choice of colors lead us through a world suspended between mythical and biblical facts, history and modernity. The artwork was created to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the “Erste + Neue”.
Eleven different municipalities of the Eisack Valley, suited vineyards located between 400 and 900 meters above sea level with high temperature ranges, a production of almost exclusively of white wines. The most important are the labels of the Aristos line that, honoring their name, have expressed in years a very high quality across the entire production, of South Tyrol and beyond. Apart from the sumptuous Kerner, near to the final, very well made are the full of character Veltliner and the varietal Sauvignon.
Baron Di Pauli is a family-owned winery with a focus on producing high-quality wines using traditional methods. They are located in an area with unique terroir, which allows them to produce distinctive wines that showcase the region's character. The winery's philosophy revolves around sustainability, respect for nature, and a commitment to creating wines that express the personality of the vineyard. Visitors can enjoy tours and tastings at the winery, which features a beautiful vineyard and charming tasting room.
The spectacular amphitheater of vineyards lying in range of more than 200 degrees at the foot of Mount Gantkofel this year gives us an interesting line of labels, largely the result of a great company restyling. On 1st September 2008, in effect, the company was incorporated by the Terlano Winery, which has immediately transmitted even to this historic reality its philosophy of quality manufacturing: reduction in yield of 20%, refinement of packaging, halving of the range of wines, reduced to the two most required lines of quality. Given the different conditions of soil and climate, the products of the two wineries will continue to be vinified and marketed separately also in the future.
Glgglhof is a family–run agrictultural company, located in the heart of the St. Magdalener Classico traditional production area, just at the foot of the ancient little church of St. Mary Magdalene. The original farm of the fourteenth century has been owned by the family for about 180 years. Three different generations have taken care of the farm and vineyard in the latest century: firstly, grandmother Anna Wenter, as a grape harvester, and grandfather Florian Rabanser, as a cellarman, then Marianne Rabanser, who inherited the farm and in 1949 married Anton Gojer. The third generation is represented by Franz Gojer: he, since 1983, ownes the farm. The traditional destination of the farm has always been the cultivation of vines – Schiava on the Glgglhgel hill and Lagrein in the Eisack plain – and the production of wine. This latter, was exported in barrels to Switzerland until the fine of 70s. The passage to Franz Gojer, in 1983, coincided more or less with the collapse of the St. Magdalene wine market in Switzerland: therefore, he started bottling the production directly in the farm and to distribute it on his own. The farm was expanded in time of about 1.8 hectares, to meet constantly the growing demand coming from the food and wine industry and from private customers.
In 1996, 5000 m2 of apple orchards owned by the family, located south of Bolzano in the area of confluence between the rivers Adige and Isarco, were destined to the production of Merlot grapes.
Since 1991, Bruno Pilzer has been distilling in the Val di Cembra a vinasse brandy of St. Magdalener, that achieves in the bottle levels of excellence.
In the Hofstatter Estate the most well–known grape varieties in South Tyrol are grown. They have the undeniable privilege to name the vineyards placed on both sides of the river Adige.
It is exactly the work in the vineyards that leads continuously the producer to new challenges: decades of monoculture have exhausted the land, have deprived it of life, that life needed by vines to stay healthy and develop all their strength. And what they need is strength, today more than ever, for the alternation of extreme weather conditions.
Lately the word terroir is used as a slogan, as if it were a fixed concept, but that is actually subjected to changes which winemakers must take into account well in advance in their work between the vine rows. They have to understand, respect and harmonize all the elementary preconditions for the growth of a vine of excellence, unique and full of character.
Only in this way, even better grapes can be obtained from a vineyard that has already been producing good grapes for a long time.
Hofstatter is already working, without knowing the details first, on how we can better face the ecological challenges at the global level starting from a small living reality such as a vineyard.
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Piazza Gries, 21 39100
Bolzano (Bolzano)
The winery of the Benedictine monastery remains one of the best in the South Tyrolean production, but does not confirm the excellence of its top red wine, Lagrein Abtei Muri Riserva, this year a...
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Via San Marco, 11 39012
Merano (Bolzano)
The winery has the task to finish the artwork arisen in the vineyards. At the moment of the harvest, every cluster is cut by hand and carefully controlled, to create a selected and flawless raw...
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Via Lamm, 28 39057
Appiano sulla Strada del Vino (Bolzano)
Our family–run company was founded in 1979 by Gabriel Martini and his father Karl. Both had already been working for several years in the wine industry before deciding to start the adventure of...
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Via Weggenstein, 36 39100
Bolzano (Bolzano)
In bygone days, isolated in the middle of the vines north of Bolzano, "Gummerhof" for the first time was reported in the acts of 1480. In 1880 Joseph Trafojer bought this farm and built a new...
CONTATTA & PRENOTA
Via Villa, 22/24 39044
Egna (Bolzano)
The wines of the Sandbichler line always distinguish themselves within the excellent production of the historic wine cellar of Egna. This line represents the pinnacle of quality business and is...
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Via Santa Giustina, 3 39100
Bolzano (Bolzano)
Loacker winery is a family-owned winery that produces several award-winning wines. Using traditional techniques and modern equipment, they carefully select their grapes and age them to perfection....
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Vicolo dei Conti, 9 39040
Magrè sulla Strada del Vino (Bolzano)
Alois Lageder is a renowned winery known for its organic and biodynamic wine-making techniques. The winery stays true to its principles of sustainability and focuses on producing wines with a...
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Strada del Vino, 24 39040
Cortina sulla Strada del Vino (Bolzano)
A small but very solid production reality that has always distinguished itself for the passion and care with which it tries to propose small cross sections of the territory interpreted by labels...
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Via S. Martino, 24 39057
Appiano sulla Strada del Vino (Bolzano)
Cantina Girlan is a winery producing high-quality wines that express the unique terroir of their vineyards. The winery combines traditional winemaking techniques with modern technology to create...
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Via Cantine, 5-10 39052
Caldaro Strada del Vino (Bolzano)
In the underground wine cellar full of barriques, the South Tyrol artist Robert Scherer, paintbrush and palette in hand, tells his stories in a series of figurative images. The symbolism and the...
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Via Coste, 50 39043
Chiusa (Bolzano)
Eleven different municipalities of the Eisack Valley, suited vineyards located between 400 and 900 meters above sea level with high temperature ranges, a production of almost exclusively of white...
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Via delle Cantine, 12 39052
Caldaro Strada del Vino (Bolzano)
Baron Di Pauli is a family-owned winery with a focus on producing high-quality wines using traditional methods. They are located in an area with unique terroir, which allows them to produce...
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Via Silberleiten, 7 39018
Terlano (Bolzano)
The spectacular amphitheater of vineyards lying in range of more than 200 degrees at the foot of Mount Gantkofel this year gives us an interesting line of labels, largely the result of a great...
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Via Rivellone 1 39100
Bolzano (Bolzano)
Glgglhof is a family–run agrictultural company, located in the heart of the St. Magdalener Classico traditional production area, just at the foot of the ancient little church of St. Mary...
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P.za Municipio, 7 39040
Termeno sulla Strada del Vino (Bolzano)
In the Hofstatter Estate the most well–known grape varieties in South Tyrol are grown. They have the undeniable privilege to name the vineyards placed on both sides of the river Adige.It is...
CONTATTA & PRENOTA