South Tyrolean wines are known worldwide for their excellent quality and diversity. The wine region stretches across the picturesque landscape of the South Tyrolean Alps and includes many small wine-growing communities that are prized for their unique grape varieties and terroirs.
Winegrowers in South Tyrol are committed to using natural farming methods to produce high quality wines with a distinctive taste and aroma. Popular grape varieties in the region include Vernatsch, Lagrein, Gewürztraminer and Pinot Grigio.
South Tyrolean wines are perfect for many occasions, festive dinners to cosy evenings at home. They are also perfect for discovering and experiencing the region's rich cultural heritage.
If you are looking for excellent wines produced by dedicated winemakers in a beautiful setting, be sure to try South Tyrolean wines.
Rose Carina Schiava - 2022 - Eichenstein Winery
Pale pink like the Carina rose, this fresh Eichenstein rosé is made with Trollinger grapes. Reminiscent of cherries, raspberry and a hint of strawberry, it is the perfect wine for balmy summer nights.
Chardonnay Löwengang Magnum - 2020 - Tenuta Lageder
Brilliant, gold yellow colour with a green shimmer. Very rich, complex, still quite closed aroma. Burgundian style with a delicate creaminess, some toasty oak and ripe tropical fruit. Touches of vanilla and roasted almonds. Quite rich, well-structured though elegant flavour, harmonious, with a pungent, fresh acidity to match the depth of the fruit and the oaky backbone.
Gewürztraminer Rutter - 2021 - Winery Pfitscher
The intense golden coloured Gewürztraminer "Caldiff" presents itself with an aroma of roses. This harmonic and lastingly aromatic wine reaches its full development only after several months of aging in the bottle.
Vernatsch Schiava South Tyrol - 2022 - Winery Prackfol
An extremely well-balanced wine, ruby red in color, with fruity aromas of raspberries, strawberries and cherries, and notes of bitter almond. Well-rounded in taste and pleasantly fresh. In short, a varietal wine of notable drinkability.
Lagrein Riserva Conus - 2019 - Winery Alois Lageder
medium cherry-red colour. Pronounced, fruity (prune, cherry) and spicy aroma with notes of leather, tar, dark chocolate and floral nuances (violets), along with oak spice. Medium structure and with good fruit intensity on the palate. The tannins are present though balanced. Good length with an earthy aftertaste. When cellared under proper conditions, this wine may be kept for 8 to 10 years.
Helios Pinot Blanc - 2019 - Winery Kränzelhof
Light-gold with green reflexes. A very balanced wine. Reminding of tropical fruits and hazelnut. The potion: Silky, clear complexity, beautiful maturity and a very good potential up to 10 years.
Chardonnay Riserva Doran - 2020 - Winery Andriano
Colour: intense straw-yellow with green reflexes. Aroma: complex bouquet with exotic fruits, white pepper, nuances underlined with light woody notes. Taste: good structure, harmonious acidity with a long finish.
Al Passo Del Leone Rosso - 2018 - Tenuta Lageder
purple colour with garnet hints. Quite pronounced fruity aroma with notes of red and black berries, paired with floral, mineral and spicy nuances (black pepper). Medium to full-bodied, good intensity on the palate, balanced, with present ripe tannin. Good length.
Gewürztraminer Eisack Valley - 2022 - Winery Pacherhof
The colour ranges straw to golden yellow. The Gewürztraminer is an aromatic and full-bodied white wine with a light to distinctive fragrance and pleasantly dry, lightly spicy aromas. In addition to spicy overtones, there are also hints of cloves, roses and lychees that give it a distinctive bouquet. The Gewürztraminer is one of South Tyrol's most sought-after wines.
Gewürztraminer Damian - 2023 - Tenuta Kornell
Strong golden, fresh nuances, elegant aromatic bouquet with notes of fresh roses, a hint of spices and fruit flavours with lychee; elegant, fresh, well structured and harmonic on the palate, long finish
Cabernet - Merlot Palestina Magnum - 2019 - Winery H. Lentsch
The Palestina is a red wine with an especially heavy bouquet and a complex array of tannins. Color: a deep garnet-red color. Aroma: concentraded fruity aroma reminiscent of blackcurrants with a hint of roasted coffee. Taste: Warm, mineral and smooth tannins, pronounced structure and lingering finish.
Goldmuskateller dry South Tyrol - 2022 - Winery Thurnhof
An aromatic white wine made an old local variety. It is characterised by the scent of nutmeg, roses, citrus fruits, cloves and elderflowers. Strong its body, fresh its acidity. The age of the vines varies between seven and 20 years. Elevated in steel tanks, the wine is bottled in April and is best to be enjoyed in the following two years.
Gewürztraminer South Tyrol - 2021 - Winery Franz Haas
Gewürztraminer is an intense golden colour with a deep bouquet of complex fragrances such as lychees and orange peels, cloves, nutmeg and roses. The wine needs a few moments in the glass to give the best of itself. On the palate it is stimulating thanks to its structure, freshness and vivacity, with a very persistent and slightly bitter aftertaste. Gewürztraminer reaches its full development only after several months of aging in the bottle.
Kerner South Tyrol - 2022 - Winery Haidenhof
The Kerner is an aromatic white wine that has been grown on HAIDENHOF for over 40 years. In the glass it shines greenish - light yellow. It has peach and apricot notes on the nose. The palate is very racy and juicy with a mineral finish.
Pinot Grigio Crescendo Opes - 2020 - Winery Ritterhof
The Rulander or Pinot Grigio is considered a mutation of the Pinot Blanc which it distinguishes it self for the coppery colour of the bunch and for the wine characteristics. In South Tyrol this straw-coloured noble wine reaches an excellent bouquet refinement and a high quality.
Lagrein Gries Riserva Magnum - 2021 - Winery Terlano South Tyrol
Color: deep ruby to garnet red with a delicate shimmer of violet. Smell: The aroma reveals earthy, minerally notes masterfully underpinned with fruit components, with morello cherry and plum jam dominating. Taste: These peaty, spicy and yet velvety fruit notes also intrigue the palate, where this Lagrein Riserva presents itself with multilayered opulence and great complexity.
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