Erbhof Unterganzner

Producer description of "Josephus Mayr - Erbhof Unterganzner"

The winery is located in the municipality of Kardaun (Cardano) on the eastern edge of the Bolzano basin at 285 m above sea level in the Italian wine-growing region of (). The entire winery is surrounded by a water wall dating back to 1779, which protects against dangerous floods. The farm is dedicated to the with a high number of vines per hectare coupled with low yields by and up to 60% of the grapes. The natural, gentle vineyard care is based on the principle of producing high-quality grapes. The use of artificial fertilizers and chemical weedkillers is avoided. The vineyards are not completely cleared, but only partly supplemented by young in order to achieve a high vine age.

The vineyards cover 9.5 hectares. The white wine varieties and , as well as the red wine varieties , various Vernatsch varieties), , , and are cultivated. With the most important variety Lagrein, decades of selection work have resulted in high quality offspring. The gentle is partly done by . Depending on the type of wine, the wines are aged in steel tanks, traditional wooden barrels, concrete barrels or French barriques. The product range includes various South Tyrolean DOC wines such as Lagrein and , as well as IGT wines. The winery is a member of and Ars Tirolensis.

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