Kellerei Bozen

Gries winery. In 1908, 30 wine growers in Gries decided to form a wine cooperative. Evidently their aim – to vinify and market the indigenous South Tyrolean Lagrein grape – was quickly achieved. After the Second World War, the Gries winery successfully established itself on the German market with its Lagrein Kretzer wine. Despite the turbulence caused by the difficult years of the 1970s and 1980s, the winery managed to increase sales of its fl...

Quality before quantity, respect for nature. The variety of locations and winegrowing areas permit a wide range of quality wines to be produced. The Bolzano valley locations with their indigenous grape varieties and unique growing conditions are the reason why the Cantina Bolzano is today a leading producer of Santa Maddalena and Lagrein wines.

Uniqueness and quality both require time. It takes over months of the passionate devotion of our wine growers and of the South Tyrolean sun, for the grapes to ripen to perfection. After the grape harvest in autumn, the work of oenologist Stephan Filippi and his team begins in the winery. Their aim is the sensitive development of the wine in the cellar, with careful maturing in steel tanks or barriques. Our experts give each wine the time it ne...