St. Magdalener goes online
Just in time for the Feast of St. George on April 23, the vineyards in and around the wine village of St. Magdalena are filling with new life. The vines are sprouting and the “glow of the vines” envelopes the entire area in a springtime shine. This is also the time when the new, promising 2011 vintage of St. Magdalener gets bottled. Continue Reading →
2011 an exciting vintage
In mid-October, the St. Magdalener harvest drew to a close in this winegrowing area that is so rich in tradition. The St. Magdalener winegrowers are very satisfied with the 2011 vintage. “We were able without exception to bring healthy, ripe grapes with good sugar and acidity values into the winery,” reported Heinrich Plattner, chairman of the St. Magdalener Protection Consortium, expressing his pleasure.
Sculpture Gateway at the Zone
At the initiative of the Protection Consortium, at the northern entry toward Bolzano at the gate to the St. Magdalener cultivation zone, a visible indication of the classic Bolzano winegrowing area was put up just in time for the 2011 harvest: a symbolic bunch of grapes with a stylized trellis. Continue Reading →
2011 harvest, new board of directors
In the vineyards in and around Bolzano, the 2011 Santa Maddalena harvest has just begun. On September 14, the Bolzano Winery kicked off the Santa Maddalena harvest season at the first early-ripening locations. Stephan Filippi, winemaker of the Bolzano Winery, expects a very good harvest. Continue Reading →