Wine Connoisseurs and Wine Lovers
In search of the best Gewürztraminer
In the search for the best Gewürztraminer vineyards, sooner or later the
seeker also arrives in Sella above Termeno, where wine has been grown
for four centuries. For a good two hundred years now, that is also the
location of the Plattenhof Estate Winery that is run by the Dissertori family – today along with the hotel and restaurant of the same name.
The
Dissertoris are therefore winegrowers, restaurateurs, and hoteliers all
in one, but if the question is posed as to how they would describe
themselves, the answer comes out clear and simple. They are first and
foremost wine connoisseurs and wine lovers, as Werner Dissertori
replies. Whereby “wine” in this case stands for Gewürztraminer,
as the Plattenhof Estate Winery is in fact one that has dedicated
itself completely to a single grape variety. And to the goal of
producing top-quality wines as a small, hands-on winery.
The
preconditions for this are in any case present: the location of the
Plattenhof Estate Winery is blessed for that grape, their know-how is
broad, and the family’s experience ranges over many years. As a small
family-run operation, every detail is attended to here by themselves,
and everyone has a clear role in the operation, whether that is in the
hotel, the traditional dining establishment, or in fact in the winery.
But in any case, wine plays a weighty role in all three pillars of the operation. And we in fact know what wine means in Sella above Termeno: the best Gewürztraminer, of course.
