Uncommon Location, Uncommon Variety
In Naz-Sciaves, wine is made from the old Portugieser variety
At unusual locations, the focus has to be on unusual varieties. Or, to express it better, on extraordinary varieties. Konrad Delazerand his family do precisely that. At the Häuslerhof in Naz-Sciaves,
and thus at the northernmost end of Alto Adige’s winegrowing zone, the
Delazers work with Portugieser.
This grape is an old variety,
the origins of which have to be sought in what is now Slovenia. It came
into existence there as a cross between Blaue Zimmettraube and Green
Sylvaner, and today it is a popular grape variety above all else in
Southeastern Europe. In Central Europe, on the other hand, its area of
cultivation is dwindling more and more. The decision by the Delazer
family to work with precisely this variety at their Häuslerhof therefore
means: swimming upstream.
Konrad Delazer does this with his
wife, Karin – as the former Queen of the Apple Festival, “Her Majesty” –
and their children Sabrina and Philipp on at least a part of their area
of cultivation, which is situated at an impressive 820 meters above sea
level. “We place great emphasis on Portugieser, but we also work with
classic white wine varieties such as Müller Thurgau,” Konrad Delazer
explains. “In the end, the Valle Isarco is an ideal white wine zone.”
Keeping
his manageable vineyard area running matches perfectly with the
lifestyle of Konrad Delazer. He may be a passionate winegrower, but for
many years, he earned his daily bread as a cook. And in addition to
that, Delazer is also something else that is not so frequently thought
of with the traditional image of cook and winegrower: a certified mountain bike guide.
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