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.
