Viniculture

Especially along the Wine Road in the south of South Tyrol, vines have been grown for a long time. In the north, the region is protected from cold winds by the Alps, and in the south the mild Mediterranean influence gets noticeable. South Tyrol counts an average of 1,800 sun hours per year and a medium of 18 degrees C (in July sometimes even 23 degrees C) - the vines need at least 15 degrees C to prosper. Also a good distribution of rainfall during the year and the light, well aerated and easy-to-warm limestone soils play their part.

Due to this favourable climatic influences, in South Tyrol the vines grow at 200 metres a.s.l. in Salorno just as in higher altitudes, such as at 1,000 metres a.s.l. on the Favogna high plateau in the south of South Tyrol, or along the rather steep Valle Isarco mountainside, like in Novale di Laion.

And also the hard and intense work of the winegrowers in the vineyards is crucial - and it is still done like they did decades ago. The result is an internationally renowned high quality wine.