The farmstead – Simon Mayr, Küchenmayr, in Fià dello Sciliar, in the year 1629 acquired the Unterganzner farmstead, in which the Mayr family has lived and worked for as many as 10 generations. The property has experienced direct succession from father to son. Only with the knowledge gained over decades of work and thanks to experience, joint effort and cooperation of all the generations that have lived in the farmstead, it was possible to get the high quality that distinguishes the wine produced there.
Location – At the eastern end of the wide basin of Bolzano, 285 meters above sea level, built on the porphyry rocks typical of the area, at the point where River Ega flows into the raging waters of Eisack, the Mayr–Unterganzner farmstead is located.
The vineyard – the Unterganzner farmstead, in spite of the most modern technical developments, conducts with perseverance the traditional "arbor vinegrowing". This system of cultivation, however, is modified so that, with a high number of plants per hectare and a limitation of the targeted yields, a high level of quality of the grapes is guaranteed.
The "Tatzelwurm", the dragon as a brand and a promise of quality –
The Unterganzner farmstead is part of the "Südtiroler Qualitätsweinhfe" association of vinegrowers, a group of ambitious winemakers who share ideas and views with regard to the "promise of quality" a goal that is pursued with a maximum consistency and transparency, from the vine to the bottled product.
