Sylvaner
Sylvaner is a white grape variety most likely native to the area of central Europe, currently occupied by Germany and Austria. DNA analyzes have indicated that it is a spontaneous cross between savagnin blanc or traminer and an ancient Central European white berried variety: the Österreichisch weiss. In Italy it was introduced at the beginning of the 1900s and found its perfect habitat in South Tyrol, in particular in the northernmost and coolest area of the Isarco Valley. It is a variety that loves cold weather, sunny and well-ventilated exposures. It produces rather small and compact bunches with rounded berries with a greenish yellow skin. Vinified in purity it gives very interesting, elegant and refined wines, with delicate fruity notes and good freshness.
Südtirol - Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC Sylvaner 2022 Villscheider
Sylvaner is a white wine from the South Tyrolean Villscheider winery owned by the Hilpold family, whose wines can be tasted on the farm, the traditional restaurant. The name "Villscheider" has Ladin etymological roots and means "mowing the field with a scythe". The company is located in the province of Bressanone, behind the moraine hills, in the Isarco Valley, where the vines grow on steep slopes facing south and east at an altitude of 700 m. The stony soil is poor in limestone, thin and permea...
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