Schiava
The schiava is the red berried grape symbol of the South Tyrolean winemaking tradition. Before the recent Bianchista revolution in the Region, the schiava was the most cultivated grape variety in South Tyrol, to produce quantity wines with a rather poor quality. Today it is grown mainly in the area of Santa Maddalena and Caldaro. Thanks to the low yields and careful attention to winemaking, the schiava has established itself as a very interesting and modern red. Its fruity profile, its medium-bodied structure and ease of drinking make it a very pleasant wine and particularly adaptable in combinations at the table.
Kalterersee - Lago di Caldaro Classico Superiore DOC Puntay 2022 Erste Neue
The Kalterersee of the Puntay line of excellence by Erste + Neue is produced exclusively from Schiava grapes that benefit from the soil rich in calcareous pebbles and gravel located near the Mendola, in Oltradige, and a temperate-alpine climate.
Produced from a blend of only Schiava, it is the result of a traditional fermentation in steel, followed by aging in oak barrels and for a small part in tonneaux where the malolactic fermentation takes place first.
It has an intense ruby red color with a g...
View product pageSüdtirol - Alto Adige DOC Vernatsch Alte Reben Gschleier 2022 Girlan
The Gschleier Alte Reben Vernatsch comes from one of the most renowned viticultural areas of South Tyrol, with vineyards aged between 80 and 110 years. These vineyards are located at an altitude of 450 meters above sea level, on limestone, clay and gravelly soils.
The harvest takes place manually in small containers to preserve the integrity of the grapes during transport to the cellar. After destemming, the must is transferred by gravity into stainless steel vats, where fermentation takes place ...
View product pageKalterersee - Lago di Caldaro Classico Superiore DOC Quintessenz 2022 Cantina Caldaro
This Ktererei Kaltern Kalterersee Classico Superiore belongs to the exclusive Quintessenz line, a collection of fine wines obtained from noble vines that grow in vineyards favourably exposed to the sun.
This wine is made exclusively with Schiava grapes, harvested manually between the end of August and the beginning of October. After fermentation in red, with maceration on the skins for 10 days, the wine is left to rest and refine for 6 months in concrete and in large wooden barrels.
It is characte...
View product pageTrentino DOC Schiava Cum Vineis Sclavis 2022 Cavit
Cavit's Cum Vineis Sclavis is produced on the vineyard hills in the foothill areas of the Valle dei Laghi, in Trentino. During the Middle Ages, farmers forced young vines around rigid supports to form orderly rows, hence the name of the practice "Cum Vineis Sclavis" or "Slaughtered Vines", which gave rise to the name of the grape variety "Schiava". Cavit wants to bring light to this native grape variety by retracing a centuries-old tradition.
The carefully chosen grapes undergo fermentation at a ...
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