In South Tyrol, winegrowers rely on resistant varieties - and they are successful
August 22, 2022
from Roland Bruner
In South Tyrol, more and more wineries are planting Piwi grape varieties. Even the large wineries are no longer ignoring the trend. Roland Brunner reports on the experiences of the winegrowers and the development of the wines.
Thomas Niedermayr calls his wines, which are made exclusively from Piwi varieties, "the wines of the future". The future began on the Gandberg farm 30 years ago, when his father Rudolf decided to work consistently organically and avoid spraying of any kind by planting Piwi varieties. A lot has happened in organic farming in South Tyrol - especially in the last ten years. However, winegrowers are still generally reluctant to produce Piwi wines.
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