Francesco Fabbretti

STORIE DI VINI E VITICOLTORI

Südtirol - Alto Adige

Schiava Upupa Rot 2017, Weingut Abraham

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Viticulture in South Tyrol has ancient roots: at least 3000 years ago, since, in some areas, sickles were found for pruning, very similar to those still used, dating back to that historical period. Although Martin Abraham and his wife Marlies are aware of carrying such a cumbersome past on their shoulders, they run a winery that, starting from a handful of years ago, has begun to produce wines, which have gained the attention of critics and wine lovers. [Read more…] about Schiava Upupa Rot 2017, Weingut Abraham

Campill 2019, Pranzegg

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To fully understand the intense bond that holds Martin Gojer, and his wife Marion Untersulzner, at Maso Pranzegg it is worth taking a few steps back and clarify what a Maso is: a clearing, with a peasant house and barn, with attached the surrounding plots of land, intended for animal husbandry, agriculture or viticulture. So far there seems to be nothing strange since a farm consists more or less in the same housing/ productive solution. [Read more…] about Campill 2019, Pranzegg

Vorberg 2018, Cantina Terlano

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In the area of Terlano wine was produced at least in the 6th century B.C. as it dates back to that time a characteristic billhook for the vine pruning, very similar to those still used in those areas, in the subzone “Siebenheich/Settequerce” (= seven oaks). On the other hand, that this was a particularly well-suited area, was also known by the large landowners who held the monopoly in the 19th century [Read more…] about Vorberg 2018, Cantina Terlano

Ludwig Barth von Bartheneau Vigna Roccolo 2015, Hofstatter

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In order to fully explain the importance of the Hofstätter winery in South Tyrol, we must first of all remember its connection with Tramin and its centuries-old wine history. Wine began to be mentioned in Termeno as early as 1100, and in a document of 1214 we read the authorization granted by the bishop of Trento to the production of wine in his area. [Read more…] about Ludwig Barth von Bartheneau Vigna Roccolo 2015, Hofstatter

Chardonnay Rarity 2000, Cantina Terlano

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In the area of Terlano wine was produced at least in the 6th century B.C. as it dates back to that time a characteristic billhook for the vine pruning, very similar to those still used in those areas, in the subzone “Siebenheich/Settequerce” (= seven oaks). On the other hand, that this was a particularly well-suited area, was also known by the large landowners who held the monopoly in the 19th century [Read more…] about Chardonnay Rarity 2000, Cantina Terlano

Pinot Nero Riserva Vigna Ganger 2016, Cantina Girlan

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The history of Girlan winery began in 1923 with 23 winegrowers who, at the urging of the founder and first president Johann Kofler Krautschneider, established its headquarters in a 16th century farm. The first real turning point of the winery occurred in 1961, when it was produced a selection of Schiava that took its name from the number of casks in which it was aged: Fass (=cask) Nr.9. [Read more…] about Pinot Nero Riserva Vigna Ganger 2016, Cantina Girlan

Pinot Noir The Wine Collection 2016, St. Michael Eppan

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San Michele Appiano winery plays a leading role in the South Tyrolean and Italian wine scene, being able to boast over 100 years of history that, since 1907, have brought it today to own a heritage of 380 hectares of vineyards, managed by 330 members under the leadership of President Klaus Pardatscher, and with the technical support of oenologist Hans Terzer and his team. [Read more…] about Pinot Noir The Wine Collection 2016, St. Michael Eppan

Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva Toren 2015, Tiefenbrunner

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If you want set a date for the first historical sources that speak of Castel Turmhof, you should even go back to the Stone and Bronze Age, around 5000 BC, because it is precisely from then that you can find traces of human settlements in the area. The direct connection with the land cultivation instead is attested in an official register of 1225 that spoke of the agricultural vocation of the “Linticlar” farm, overlooking the castle, while, in 1848 the Turmhof is recognized as a winery, one of the oldest in South Tyrol. [Read more…] about Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva Toren 2015, Tiefenbrunner

Riesling Alte Rebe 2018, Falkenstein

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To give an idea of the prestige of the lands currently in possession of the Falkenstein winery, it is necessary to go back 900 years, in the twelfth century, when an official document speaks for the first time of the Bricco del Falco (Hawk’s hill, in German Falkenstein) like a precious and sought-after vineyard. In that area, in Naturno, 40 kilometers north of Bolzano, for at least 200 years, the Pratzner family, a family dedicated to a mixed form of livestock farming and agriculture, resided. [Read more…] about Riesling Alte Rebe 2018, Falkenstein

Riesling Alte Rebe 2018, Falkenstein

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To give an idea of the prestige of the lands currently in possession of the Falkenstein winery, it is necessary to go back 900 years, in the twelfth century, when an official document speaks for the first time of the Bricco del Falco (Hawk’s hill, in German Falkenstein) like a precious and sought-after vineyard. In that area, in Naturno, 40 kilometers north of Bolzano, for at least 200 years, the Pratzner family, a family dedicated to a mixed form of livestock farming and agriculture, resided. [Read more…] about Riesling Alte Rebe 2018, Falkenstein

Pinot Nero Pònkler 2015, Franz Haas

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The Franz Haas winery in Montagna, a small village about twenty kilometers south of Bolzano, with its 55 hectares of vineyards and its annual production of 400,000 bottles, is one of the most famous private wineries in South Tyrol. It is a reality born in 1880 by the work of the patriarch Franziskus (Franz) Haas I, and handed down for seven generations from the father to the eldest son, who is always baptized with the same name of the patriarch: Franziskus. [Read more…] about Pinot Nero Pònkler 2015, Franz Haas

Chardonnay Kleinstein 2019, Cantina Produttori Bolzano

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The ancient Roman emperors and, later, the German ones of Sacro Romano Impero, knew very well the high quality of the vines cultivated in the sunny basin of Bolzano, and were used to stock “Potzner, the wine produced there. Today, in the same area, stands the Cantina Produttori Bolzano, one of the most important cooperative wineries in South Tyrol, formed in 2001 by the merger of Cantina Gries (founded in 1908) and that of Santa Magdalena (founded in 1930). [Read more…] about Chardonnay Kleinstein 2019, Cantina Produttori Bolzano

Sauvignon Winkl 2019, Cantina Terlano

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In the area of Terlano wine was produced at least in the 6th century B.C. as it dates back to that time a characteristic billhook for the vine pruning, very similar to those still used in those areas, in the subzone “Siebenheich/Settequerce”. On the other hand, that this was a particularly well-suited area, was also known by the large landowners who held the monopoly in the 19th century. [Read more…] about Sauvignon Winkl 2019, Cantina Terlano

Sauvignon Mock 2019, Cantina Produttori Bolzano

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The ancient Roman emperors and, later, the German ones of Sacro Romano Impero, knew very well the high quality of the vines cultivated in the sunny basin of Bolzano, and were used to stock “Potzner, the wine produced there. Today, in the same area, stands the Cantina Produttori Bolzano, one of the most important cooperative wineries in South Tyrol, formed in 2001 by the merger of Cantina Gries (founded in 1908) and that of Santa Magdalena (founded in 1930). [Read more…] about Sauvignon Mock 2019, Cantina Produttori Bolzano

Troy 2017, Cantina Tramin

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Tramin winery is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious wineries in South Tyrol. Founded in 1898 on the initiative of the Tramin pastor, to bring together the small winegrowers of those areas, and merged in 1971 with the nearby Cantina Sociale di Egna, today the winery brings together 160 families who cultivate 260 hectares of vineyards under the careful guidance of winemaker Willi Stürz. [Read more…] about Troy 2017, Cantina Tramin

Blauburgunder Riserva 2017, Unterortl-Castel Juval

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The Juval hillside is located near Naturno, in the lower Val Venosta, a valley at the foot of the Sessa Dolomites, 30-40 kilometers north-east of Bolzano, in South Tyrol. Its name comes from the latin Mons Jovis (Mount of Jupiter) as evidence of the fact that the ancient Romans knew the area and guarded it because of its strategic position, just above the valley. [Read more…] about Blauburgunder Riserva 2017, Unterortl-Castel Juval

Cabernet Mumelter Riserva 2016, Cantina Produttori Bolzano

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The ancient Roman emperors and, later, the German ones of Sacro Romano Impero, knew very well the high quality of the vines cultivated in the sunny basin of Bolzano, and were used to stock “Potzner, the wine produced there. Today, in the same area, stands the Cantina Produttori Bolzano, one of the most important cooperative wineries in South Tyrol, formed in 2001 by the merger of Cantina Gries (founded in 1908) and that of Santa Magdalena (founded in 1930). [Read more…] about Cabernet Mumelter Riserva 2016, Cantina Produttori Bolzano

Pinot Bianco Riserva Sanctissimus 2016, Kellerei St. Pauls

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The valley between Bolzano and Merano was known since the time of Reti and Romans for its climate and the composition of its lands dedicated to the cultivation of vines, whose juice, in the Early Middle Ages, was a popular source of income. In those lands, between San Paolo, Missiano, Appiano Monte and Riva di Sotto, was born in 1907, the Cantina Produttori St. Pauls, by the work of 36 farmers gathered in a social cooperative. [Read more…] about Pinot Bianco Riserva Sanctissimus 2016, Kellerei St. Pauls

Stoan 2018, Cantina Tramin

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Tramin winery is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious wineries in South Tyrol. Founded in 1898 on the initiative of the Tramin pastor, to bring together the small winegrowers of those areas, and merged in 1971 with the nearby Cantina Sociale di Egna, today the winery brings together 160 families who cultivate 260 hectares of vineyards under the careful guidance of winemaker Willi Stürz. [Read more…] about Stoan 2018, Cantina Tramin

Chardonnay Sanct Valentin The Wine Collection 2009, St. Michael Eppan

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St. Michael Eppan winery, established in 1907, occupies an important place in South Tyrolean oenology, with its 340 partners and its 380 hectares of vineyards. Despite the large amount of undeniable value labels, I do not think I stray too far from the truth by stating that the success of this winery is still linked to its line of reserves branded Sanct Valentin. [Read more…] about Chardonnay Sanct Valentin The Wine Collection 2009, St. Michael Eppan

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