The weather

2025 was a challenging year for viticulture, with an above-average amount of rainfall during the summer. The humidity causes leaf mould to sprout, requiring regular plant protection. Due to the high temperatures, the harvest began exceptionally early this year – only once in the last 20 years has it been earlier.

More Lagrein, then!

Like any business, a winery adapts its offerings to demand. Interest in Lagrein is growing, and to keep up with this trend, we have carried out a ‘minimally invasive’ variety change on 2,500 square metres of the slope above the house.

In November 2024, we cut the old vines back to just above the grafting point. In early summer, specialists then grafted a piece of Lagrein shoot onto the young shoots that emerged close to the ground. The two shoots grow together, a summer shoot grows from the bud and a new Lagrein vine is born. This re-grafting preserves much of the vigour of the old vine, and by 2026 we can already expect a third of the full yield.

A new old white

After the harvest, we expanded our range with a light wine that contrasts with our two aromatic white wines. Blaterle is a rare indigenous variety that fits in well with our mission: to bring the historic South Tyrolean wine culture to our customers’ glasses and preserve it for future generations.

To make room, we cleared 600 square metres of old vines and changed the training system from pergola to trellis. Unlike the Lagrein vines, which were grafted in early summer, the newly planted Rasl (young vines) first need to grow and become stronger. We therefore expect the first harvest in 2028.

Fancy a steep slope?

We have enough for everyone who wants to try it! To ensure everyone’s safety, we have installed a chain handrail in the steepest section this year. Starting this year, we are officially offering a guided tour of the steep slope in addition to the classic wine tasting.

We went viral!

And last but not least: We are proud of Lena, who created an Instagram post that went viral by our standards, with almost 150,000 views and almost 3,000 likes (as of 11 November 2025). Who would have thought that a reinterpretation of Tom Holland’s Lip Synch Battle with makeshift props in our basement would be the key to success?