Our winery in figures

About

 

  • Family-owned winery in Magrè, Alto Adige, Northern Italy
  • Established in 1823
  • Currently led by the sixth generation: Alois Clemens, Helena and Anna Lageder
  • Team of 102 employees from 18 countries (as of 2024)
  • Working with around 60 vintner partners across Alto Adige


Wine

 

  • 3 product lines in the main range: Classical Grape Varietals, Compositions and Crus, totalling 33 different wines
  • Additional product lines: Comets and Rarum
  • We work with 30 grape varieties, including some on an experimental basis: Blatterle, Bronner, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Fraueler, Gewürztraminer, Moscato Giallo, Kerner, Lagrein, Manzoni Bianco, Merlot, Müller Thurgau, Petit Manseng, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Regent, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Schiava, Souvignier Gris, Sylvaner, Syrah, Tannat, Veltliner, Versoalen, Viognier, Zweigelt 


  • Wine style: precise, fresh, authentic
  • Main sales markets: Alto Adige, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, UK, USA, Canada
  • Other markets: Denmark, France, Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Albania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Spain, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Malta, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala and Costa Rica

Biodynamics

 

  • Biodynamic agriculture since 2004
  • First biodynamically certified wines in 2008
  • 50 hectares (136 acres) of family-owned, biodynamically cultivated vineyards 
  • 85 hectares (210 acres) of organically or biodynamically cultivated vineyards from around 60 vintner partners in Alto Adige 
  • Since 2024, all vineyards have been cultivated organically or biodynamically

 

  • Use of biodynamic preparations, compost preparations and infusions
  • Animal life in and around our vineyards: oxen, calves, pigs, chicken, geese, turkeys, peacocks, as well as small creatures such as hedgehogs, moles, rabbits and various insects above and below ground
  • Plant biodiversity in the vineyard in the form of cover crops, shrubs and olive, nut and fruit trees
  • Agrosilvopastoral system: combining grain cultivation, forestation, orchards and animal husbandry  
  • Approximately 100 different vegetable varieties in and around the GrandOrto vegetable garden

Agriculture

 

  • Vine training systems: Guyot, pergola trellis 
  • Materials: wood, cement, steel (weathering steel) – focus on durable, recyclable materials 
  • Oldest vines: approx. 145 years old
  • Altitude range: vineyards from 200m (656ft) to 1,000m (3,280ft) above sea level
  • Soil diversity: volcanic porphyry around Bolzano, weathered primary rock soils with quartz, slate and mica in the Isarco Valley and the Venosta Valley, limestone and dolomite rock in the south of Alto Adige
  • Climate: Alpine-Mediterranean
  • Pruning technique: Simonit & Sirch method of gentle, low-wound pruning 
  • Plant protection: no synthetic additives such as insecticides, herbicides or synthetic mineral fertilisers – copper and sulphur are used
  • Harvest: all grapes are handpicked
  • Harvest assistance: 86 helping hands in the 2023 harvest season

Cellar

 

  • Adherence to international and Italian Demeter standards 
  • Fermentation primarily – to exclusively – using natural yeast flora (spontaneous fermentation)
  • Restriction of additives and fining agents to minimal use of sulphur and bentonite, applied only as necessary
  • Vinification: stainless steel, large wooden barrels, barriques, cement, steel, tonneaux 
  • Filtration: tailored and gentle  

 

  • Bottle weight: introduction of the lightweight 420-gram Summa bottle in 2021 to replace the 650-gram bottle, resulting in a 114-tonne or 22% reduction in the amount of glass produced, transported and recycled annually
  • Bottle stoppers: since 2020, use of natural cork and paper labels as bottle stoppers instead of tin caps and aluminium screw caps – replacing 5 tonnes of tin alloy and aluminium with 180 kilograms of FSC-certified paper per year
  • Labels: made from 100% recycled paper since 2024