Distinctive Figures from the North
At the far north of Alto Adige’s winegrowing zone, primarily white wines grow
Creating wines with character. That is the goal of Paul Huber at the Griesserhof in Varna.
The winery is one of the northernmost in Alto Adige and focuses above
all else on white wines. But Zweigelt and Pinot Noir are also grown
there.
The foundation for winegrowing in Varna was created by the
Ice Age. Gigantic glaciers left behind a fertile moraine hill there on
which today primarily white wine grapes grow. Huber uses three separate vineyards at his Griesserhof: Gols, Gall, and Rigger.
The
Gols hill lies in the middle of the valley, with the vineyards directly
at the farmhouse. Wine grapes were grown here as early as the
fourteenth century, as was recorded in the records of the Novacella
monastery. So it is no wonder that the loamy, sandy soil is in fact
ideal for a series of grape varieties. “For us, Gols is the best
location for our Sylvaner,” Huber says. Gall, on the other hand, which
is located at an impressive elevation of 800 meters, is the cultivation
area for the Kerner of the Griesserhof, while Rigger in the warm basin
in the Val Riga provides the best conditions for expressive Veltliner
wines.
“It holds true for all of our locations that we only press
the grapes with the best quality and work with them according to the
most modern of standards of winery technology,” the winegrower explains,
and adds with a few clear words, “It is important to us to make wines
with their own character.”
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