Sparkling Wine from the Monastery Cellars
The classic method provides fresh, youthful sparkling wine
If someone is looking for a suitable location for a winery specializing in sparkling wine, then a former monastery would be right at the top of the list. And the Braunbach Winery specializing in sparkling wine in Settequerce near Bolzanois housed precisely in one of them. And because there is an obligation
to tradition, the sparkling wine here is produced strictly according to
the classic méthode champenoise bottle fermentation.
The
history of the monastery building in Settequerce goes back over 800
years. Presented as a gift from the bishop of Bressanone to the Teutonic Order,
at some point it had to be abandoned. But in order for it not to fall
into disrepair, the former monastery winery was renovated and the
Braunbach Winery was set up in it. Its specialty, sparkling wine, is produced strictly according to the traditional process.
And that means: aging on the yeast, manual riddling, and then the
removal of the yeast from the bottles, known in the industry as
“degorging”.
At Braunbach, they are especially proud of the
classically fermented sparkling wine Braunbach Brut. “It matures for 36
months on the fine yeast and is captivating through its fine-grained
perlage and its fresh, youthful, and stimulating character,” explains
Hans Kleon, head of the Braunbach Winery specializing in sparkling wine.
in addition to sparkling wines, the Braunbach Winery also
makes white and red wines: Merlot, Lagrein, Cabernet, Chardonnay,
Sauvignon, and Gewürztraminer. And Kleon also knows their secret: “The
geological and microclimatic conditions of our areas of cultivation
provide the basis for juicy, quaffable, but also complex wines with a
strong character of the zone,” he explains.
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