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The Consortium for the Protection of the South Tyrol Wines was established in October of 2007.
Currently there are 155 participating companies, which produce a total of more than 99 percent of the South Tyrol DOC wines. The members of the Consortium are part of the three associations that collect the South Tyrolean producers, ie the cooperative wineries, winemakers and independent vinegrowers. From their ranks the ten members of the Board of Directors are periodically elected.
The consortium aims to create a common platform on which all of the wineries can discuss and defend their interests, but at the same time also wants to give a hitting unified voice to all operators in the sector.
For its operational activities the board of directors boasts groups of internal and external experts, who help the consortium investigating relevant issues, such as the legislation on wine, policies in the sector or the promotion of wine. In addition, the Consortium works closely with the League of Direct Farmers, the Advisory Centre for Fruit Farming, the Agriculture Division of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, EOS, the South Tyrol Marketing Society, and other organizations.
With the launch of the Law Decree of 3rd December 2009, the Consortium has received official recognition, thus acquiring an institutional rank and the opportunity to make submissions to the Chamber of Commerce, to the Autonomous Province of Bolzano and to the State.
To promote the compliance with the provisions of law contained in the product specification, the Consortium of winemakers, existing since 1923, in 1978 was transformed into the Voluntary Consortium for the Protection of the Santa Maddalena Wine Production.
The tasks of the Consortium continues to be the maintenance of the characteristics of the Santa Maddalena DOC, the control of its quality, as well as the consolidation and promotion of sales. Currently, 200 growers in the production area are members of the consortium.
Winery Estate Falkenstein is a family-owned winery that is dedicated to producing high-quality wines using traditional methods. Their vineyards are carefully tended to, and their grapes are hand-picked and sorted to ensure only the best make it into their wines. They offer a wide range of varietals and blends, each with its own unique flavor profile. The winery also has a stunning estate and tasting room, with breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape. Visitors are invited to come and taste their wines, take a tour of the winery, and learn about the history and methods behind their winemaking.
Wanting to make an appraisal on the last ten years, I can say that the peculiar character of the vineyards and the local varieties is reflected in our wines.
At the Hofstätter estate, the most known varieties of South Tyrol are grown. In effect, with no doubt, we have the privilege of giving our name to vineyards located on both sides of the river Adige.
And the work in the vineyards leads me continually to new challenges: decades of monoculture have exhausted the soil, have took life away from it, that life the vine needs to stay healthy and to develop in all their strength. And it is exactly that strength that they need, today more than ever, for the alternating of extreme weather conditions.
Lately, the word "terroir" is used as a slogan, as if it were a fixed size, but that is actually subjected to changes which the winemaker must take into account well in advance in his work between the rows. You 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 you will get even better grapes from a vineyard that has already been giving a good product for a long time. I am already working on it, without knowing the details first, on how we can better address the ecological challenges at the global level from a small living reality like a vineyard.
The Winery of Caldaro, founded in 1906, is an association of 450 farmers with a cultivable area of about 300 hectares, and belongs to the most important companies of quality in South Tyrol and in Italy. Its members manage the heart of the Alto Adige wine area around Lake Caldaro.
Among the estates, two vineyards of Pfarrhof and Castel Giovanelli stand out, as well as wines produced in classified areas (Lagenweine). To apply the philosophy of quality we take voluntarily is both a mission and a stimulus. The ambition of our peasants is to get the most valuable pressed grapes beyond the established quality. For the wines produced in other territories, winemakers are no longer just suppliers of grapes, but also participate in the work in the cellar, in the tastings in progress and in the decisions regarding further developments, thus becoming producers of wines.
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Via Colli D'arento 7 39018
Terlano (Bolzano)
1, v. Abbazia 39040
Varna (Bolzano)
Via Alto Adige, 60 39100
Bolzano (Bolzano)
The Consortium for the Protection of the South Tyrol Wines was established in October of 2007. Currently there are 155 participating companies, which produce a total of more than 99 percent of the...
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Via Alto Adige, 60 39100
Bolzano (Bolzano)
To promote the compliance with the provisions of law contained in the product specification, the Consortium of winemakers, existing since 1923, in 1978 was transformed into the Voluntary...
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Via Castello, 19 39025
Naturno (Bolzano)
Winery Estate Falkenstein is a family-owned winery that is dedicated to producing high-quality wines using traditional methods. Their vineyards are carefully tended to, and their grapes are...
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P.za Municipio, 7 39040
Termeno sulla Strada del Vino (Bolzano)
Wanting to make an appraisal on the last ten years, I can say that the peculiar character of the vineyards and the local varieties is reflected in our wines. At the Hofstätter estate, the most...
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Via Cantine, 12 39052
Caldaro Strada del Vino (Bolzano)
The Winery of Caldaro, founded in 1906, is an association of 450 farmers with a cultivable area of about 300 hectares, and belongs to the most important companies of quality in South Tyrol and in...
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