Wine & Architecture with 33 Featured Points of Interest

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Hotel, located in the village of Lagundo/Algund near Merano, represents Orso Grigio is the oldest hotel in the village of San Candido/Innichen and

a new chapter of the South Tyrolean lifestyle. Inspired by the surround- has been run by the same family for the past 250 years. The interior is

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ing vine arbours and trellises covering the stone walls, the building is a characterised by a blend of historical charm and contemporary elegance; 4

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this fusion is reflected also in the guestrooms, some of which are elegantly timeless structure featuring stone and timber, an elegant interior with Merano/Meran

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clean lines, long glass facades, and spacious vine-covered terraces. modern while others exude traditional charm. Weekly tastings of fine 2 Brunico/Bruneck

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Spittal an Spittal Vipiteno/Sterzing wines from South Tyrol and neighbouring regions provide a glimpse into 2 Via San Cassiano, 40 | I-39022 Lagundo/Algund | phone: +39 0473 201 435

the wonderful range of labels stored in the hotel’s cellars.

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Seehotel Ambach Hotel [email protected] | www.orsohotel.it

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plans for the Seehotel Ambach, a lakeside hotel nestled amidst vineyards 11 Zirmerhof Alpine Hotel

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on the northern banks of Lake Caldaro. This exterior of the abstract, ge- The Zirmerhof Alpine Hotel in the village of Redagno/Radein is an ancient Rosenheim

ometric building is all in white; in fact, white also dominates the interior – country manor. A high degree of comfort in a traditional, country-style set- 2

München 5 with some wood accents. The structure is still widely regarded as one of ting awaits guests in the library and wood-panelled rooms. Gewürztraminer, 4

the most outstanding hotel buildings in South Tyrol. one of South Tyrol’s indigenous wines, is grown in the estate’s own vineyard

and can be tasted along with 250 other top wines from all over the world. Campi al Lago, 3 | I-39052 Caldaro/Kaltern | phone: +39 0471 960 098 www.suedtirol.info/gettingthere

Wine & Architecture: [email protected] | www.seehotel-ambach.com Redagno di Sopra, 59 | I-39040 Redagno/Radein | phone: +39 0471 887 215 Wine & Architecture: Experience

[email protected] | www.zirmerhof.com 22 28 There Getting 8 Standard – Map Südtirol Explore Stroblhof – a hotel, restaurant, and winegrowing estate Lageder Wine Estate Hofstätter Wine Estate 12 Organic and ecological criteria were paramount when converting the Wine has been grown on the Upper and Lower Yngramhof in the village 1 Stroblhof, located in the village of Appiano/Eppan, is a hotel, restaurant Lindenhof Hotel Katzenzungen Castle and wine-growing estate all in one. Once a week, the cellar master opens When renovating the Lindenhof Hotel in the village of Naturno/Naturns, winemaking building on the Löwengang estate. Designed by Bolzano- of Termeno/Tramin since the fourteenth century. Today, this former stage- Katzenzungen Castle is home to the largest and oldest grapevine in the doors of the modern wine cellar, designed by German architect owner Joachim Nischler placed great importance on finding the right balance based architects Abram & Schnabl, this low-energy building is in perfect coach inn is one of South Tyrol’s best-known wine estates. In the mid- Europe: it dates back 350 years and covers a surface area of 300 m². The Marcus Dieken, to hotel guests. Natural materials such as mud, clay, slate between architecture, management of the hotel, and the guests. Architect harmony with the existing historical residence. Im Paradeis Wine Bar, 1990s, Martin Foradori Hofstätter had an innovative wood-panelled wine castle itself is from the thirteenth century and makes an attractive back- and oak dominate the function rooms, where red and white wines from Gernot Lesina Debiasi designed a bright and expansive complex of buildings housed in an intimate courtyard, offers a unique blend of wonderful tower built: designed by Walter Angonese, it now houses a light and airy drop for culinary and cultural events. the estate can be enjoyed. with clean lines and a great deal of colour throughout. The wine cellar stocks food, wine and art. tasting room on the first floor. The entire renovation project represents an

many South Tyrolean wines, which can be tasted at regular wine events. excellent balance between function and aesthetics. Prissiano, 11 | I-39010 Tesimo/Tisens | phone: +39 0473 927 018 Via Pigenoer, 25 | I-39057 Appiano/Eppan | phone: +39 0471 662 250 Vicolo dei Conti, 9 | I-39040 Magrè/Margreid | phone: +39 0471 809 500 [email protected] | www.castel.katzenzungen.com [email protected] | www.stroblhof.it Via Chiesa, 2 | I-39025 Naturno/Naturns | phone: +39 0473 666 242 [email protected] | www.aloislageder.eu Piazza Municipio, 7 | I-39040 Termeno/Tramin | phone: +39 0471 860 161 [email protected] | www.hofstaetter.it 2 [email protected] | www.lindenhof.it 23 Trauttmansdorff Castle 9 Manincor Wine Estate Marinushof Farm 29 First mentioned in 1327, this castle overlooking Merano/Meran was rebuilt Marinushof, in the village of Castelbello/Kastelbell, is a wonderful place 13 La Perla Hotel & Mahatma Wine A cellar in the vineyard: this was the brainchild of Michael Graf Goëss- Nals-Margreid Winery by Count Joseph von Trauttmansdorff and today forms the centrepiece for a farm holiday: this forward-thinking and modern farm has lost none Mahatma Wine is named in honour of Mahatma Gandhi: the Great Soul. Inside Enzenberg, successfully realised by the Angonese/Köberl/Boday team of Two cultures meet in wine and architecture. They complement one ano-

for exquisite botanical gardens. The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle of its original agricultural roots. Born in the Venosta/Vinschgau Valley, the wine cellars of La Perla, located in the village of Corvara, the power of wine architects. The result is a technically sophisticated cellar with a complex ther and, under ideal circumstances, enter into a long-term relationship. are a wonderful fusion of historical and modern elements: the recently architect G. L. Debiasi designed the angular and contoured building is palpable – something to be experienced by each of the five senses. La Perla’s structure that has a minimal impact on the natural landscape. At the The Nals-Margreid Winery has trusted in this, supplying its high-quality www.suedtirol.info built visitor centre and KlimaHaus-certified administrative building are using natural materials throughout. In addition to apples and apricots, cellars are home to 30,000 fine wines, which repose in an unusual setting: heart of the estate is the tasting room, which gazes out of the vineyard wine with some excellent architecture. It’s a symbiosis rich in contrast that

good examples. There is also a vineyard dedicated to preserving ancient grapes are cultivated and made into wine and distillates right on the there is background music, impressive paintings, and even a moving floor. This like a glass eye. evinces its roots without losing sight of the future. [email protected]

autochthonous grape varieties of the region as well as the traditional farm. unusual wine cellar is the brainchild and design of owner Michil Costa. San Giuseppe al Lago, 4 | I-39052 Caldaro/Kaltern Via Heiligenberger, 2 | I-39010 Nalles/Nals | phone: +39 0471 678 626 999 999 0471 +39 phone: Bolzano/Bozen I-39100

pergola training system. Other wine-related attractions include the Tab- phone: +39 0471 960 230 | [email protected] | www.manincor.com [email protected] | www.kellerei.it

ernaculum, a walk-in treasure chest containing precious objects of wine Strada Vecchia, 9b | Maragno/Marein | I-39020 Castelbello/Kastelbell Strada Col Alt, 105 | I-39033 Corvara | phone: +39 0471 831 000 11 Parrocchia, della Piazza phone: +39 0473 624 717 | [email protected] | www.marinushof.it [email protected] | www.hotel-laperla.it 24 Information Südtirol history such as 2,400-year-old grape seeds discovered in South Tyrol, and Novacella/Neustift Abbey Winery 30 Tramin Winery the Gardens & Wine Experience Package. Although South Tyrol’s northernmost wine-growing region cultivates mostly Tramin Winery has tradition, award-winning wines and, as of recently, a Via San Valentino, 51a | I-39012 Merano/Meran | phone: +39 0473 235 730 green grapes, red wines also form part of the wide range offered by Novacella building that nestles into the landscape as if encasing the wine in under- [email protected] | www.trauttmansdorff.it Abbey. The winery’s most popular wines are from the award-winning Praeposi- stated armour. tus line. We highly recommend taking a tour through the Augustinian Canons 3 Strada del Vino, 144 | I-39040 Termeno/Tramin Regular abbey in advance of enjoying a tasting in its cellars, where wine has South Tyrolean Wine Museum & Wine Education Trail phone: +39 0471 096 633 | [email protected] | www.cantinatramin.it This wine museum in Caldaro/Kaltern illustrates the history and impor- been made for centuries. The tour includes the abbey’s light-flooded basilica in the Bavarian Baroque style, old library comprising a collection of 78,000 books, 31 tance of winegrowing in South Tyrol through exhibits of tools and equip- San Michele-Appiano Winery Pinakothek gallery, and museum. ment used in the region throughout the centuries. Hundreds of years Renovation work on these wine cellars was completed in time for cente- ago, the vaulted cellar was used to store wines. A wine education trail in Via Abbazia, 1 | I-39040 Varna/Vahrn | phone: +39 0472 836 189 nary celebrations in 2006. Architect Walter Angonese and artist Manfred front of the museum displays old vines and different grape varieties. [email protected] | www.abbazianovacella.it Alois Mayr designed the interiors of the cellars to reflect their winegrowing origins. The cellar’s unique character is enhanced by sophisticated Via dell’Oro, 1 | I-39052 Caldaro/Kaltern | phone: +39 0471 963 168 25 [email protected] | www.museo-del-vino.it Tiefenbrunner Wine Estate: Turmhof Castle lighting, room dividers and a focus on preserving the original structural Wine has been grown at Turmhof Castle in the village of Niclara/Entiklar elements. The list of award-winning wines is long; the best-known line is 4 Juval Castle since Roman times. Herbert Tiefenbrunner and his son Christof still Sanct Valentin. lovingly uphold this tradition today, producing first-class wines. The most Celebrated South Tyrolean mountaineer Reinhold Messner acquired the Via Circonvallazione, 17/19 | I-39057 Appiano/Eppan celebrated of these is undoubtedly the Feldmarschall von Fenner Müller- 700-year-old Juval Castle, located north of Merano, back in 1983. Today, he phone: +39 0471 664 466 | [email protected] | www.stmichael.it houses one of his MMM museums inside, exhibiting his Tibetan collection Thurgau, which grows on Europe’s highest-elevation wine estate (more than 1,000 metres above sea level) and has already received several 32 to the public here. Unterortl Winery, located halfway up the road to the Pfitscher Winery awards. castle, also belongs to the estate. The winery produces 25,000 bottles every When Pfitscher Winery was designing its new building, the goal was to year from vines grown right on the estate. Weekly guided tours of the Via Castello, 4 | I-39040 Cortaccia/Kurtatsch | phone: +39 0471 880 122 create an appealing building while maintaining an environmentally friend- cellars and vineyards are available. [email protected] | www.tiefenbrunner.com ly approach. The structure is South Tyrol’s first ClimateHouse-certified Juvale, 3 | I-39020 Castelbello-Ciardes/Kastelbell-Tschars winery and, like Pfitscher wines, has a strong sense of individuality and 26 phone: +39 348 44 33 871 | [email protected] Wine & Architecture: Enjoy Kaltern Winery & Wine Center character. The main Kaltern Winery building dates to 1911, but it wasn’t until 2006 www.messner-mountain-museum.it Via Dolomiti, 17 | I-39040 Montagna/Montan | phone: +39 0471 16 81 317 14 18 that the Vienna-based feld72 architectural group designed the new sec- 5 Schöneck Restaurant Pillhof Bistro & Wine Bar [email protected] | www.pfitscher.it tion. The modern building features brown concrete fibre panels and a Merano’s Thermal Baths In 1986, the Baumgartner family acquired Schöneck Restaurant, near the This Mediterranean-style bistro and wine bar is located in the village of bright glass façade in stark juxtaposition to the surroundings. Today, Kal- A natural oasis in the heart of Merano, this thermal bath is the design of town of Brunico/Bruneck. It is said to be built atop the ruins of the birth- Frangarto/Frangart, near Bolzano, and is housed in a unique manor dating 33 Muri-Gries Monastery Cellar tern Winery has 410 members and a remarkable range of top wines. a Berlin-based team of architects called Baumann Zillich. Matteo Thun de- place of famous Gothic painter and sculptor Michael Pacher. The three back to the fifteenth century. Pillhof owner Kathrin Oberhofer regales her Winegrowing and monasteries have always gone hand in hand. This tenet signed the interior: here, he has created a natural and authentic South Ty- Stuben (wood-panelled parlours), each of which has a traditional South guests with premium wines from all over the world and delightful creations Via Stazione, 7 | I-39052 Caldaro/Kaltern | phone: +39 0471 966 067 applies at Muri-Gries as well: wine production has been a major focus here rolean feel thanks to his instinct for materials and colours. Spa treatments Tyrolean oven, form the centrepiece of the building. The rustic wine cellar from her bistro kitchen. The wines are stored in the walk-in, thermally [email protected] | www.winecenter.it for several centuries. Today, the wine estate primarily produces red wine, utilise local products almost exclusively: apple, honey and clay massages, is adorned with pebbles and boasts more than 500 local and international controlled Vinoteque, where they can be tasted – and purchased for a rea- the indigenous Lagrein grape variety being its main speciality. 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labels. sonable price. Kränzel Wine Estate to the thirteenth century, the deep cellars hold old barrels and barriques

A medieval residence forms the core of Kränzel Wine Estate, which is cur- while the stainless steel tanks and a fermentation cellar are housed in the interest of points featured 33 with Architecture & Wine Piazza Terme, 9 | I-39012 Merano/Meran | phone: +39 0473 252 000 Via Castello-Schöneck, 11 | Molini/Mühlen near Falzes/Pfalzen Via Bolzano, 48 | I-39010 Frangarto/Frangart | phone: +39 0471 633 100 rently owned by Count Pfeil. Winegrowing enjoys a long tradition here, a old monastery church. This former castle has been home to Benedictine Tyrol South of Pleasures The [email protected] | www.termemerano.it I-39030 Chienes/Kiens | +39 0474 565 550 [email protected] | www.pillhof.com fact that is documented by certificates of wine deliveries to Bavaria in the monks since 1845. [email protected] | www.schoeneck.it 19 sixteenth century. Wines produced on the estate are available for tasting Bernardi Enoteque in Brunico Piazza Gries, 21 | I-39100 Bolzano/Bozen | phone: +39 0471 282 287 15 in the listed mill building. A labyrinth garden comprising a diverse world Kallmünz Restaurant Here, Mother Nature is teacher, and a love of her is the driving force. [email protected] | www.muri-gries.com of plants rounds off the estate and is beloved by adults and children alike. Not much has changed at Kallmünz Castle, located in Merano, since its Species-appropriate animal husbandry, natural preparation, a selection of construction in the fourteenth century. The complex comprises four sec- producers and suppliers, and the absence of flavour enhancers: this is a Via Palade, 1 | I-39010 Cermes/Tscherms | phone: +39 0473 564 549 tions, one of which is the Stöckelgebäude, where grapes were once pressed promise of quality – and reason enough to stop by with a clear conscience. [email protected] | www.kraenzelhof.it Symbols for wine. The restaurant, a lovely fusion of old and new elements, was desi- Via Stuck, 6 | I-39031 Brunico/Bruneck | phone: +39 0474 411 176 gned by the current owner and offers an excellent wine list to complement [email protected] | www.bernardi-karl.it its delicious food. 20 Wine & Architecture: Explore Piazza Rena, 12 | I-39012 Merano/Meran | phone: +39 0473 212 917 Punkt Wine House [email protected] | www.kallmuenz.it Punkt is the name of the wine bar right on Caldaro’s market square. Loving- ly managed by Markus Thaler and Patrick Pfitscher since 2006, the renow- 16 Wine & Architecture: Relax Pretzhof ned Viennese architect Hermann Czech transformed this historical, listed One family has managed Pretzhof, an estate located near the town of Vi- building into an atmospheric bar offering 140 labels from winegrowers in piteno/Sterzing, for more than 300 years. Pretzhof comprises a farmhouse, Caldaro. The wine bar serves simple food on a daily basis. alpine pasture, and shop: the kitchen is thus well supplied with fresh pro- Wine & Architecture: Enjoy Piazza Principale, 3 | I-39052 Caldaro/Kaltern | phone: +39 0471 964 965 duce every day. Its Stube parlour is done in centuries-old larch and pine, and [email protected] | www.wein.kaltern.com the food is based on traditional local recipes refined and reinterpreted by Wine & Architecture: Experience the chef. An extensive wine list reflects the owner’s great love for wine. 21 Wassererhof Farm Tulfer, 259 | I-39049 Val di Vizze/Pfitsch | phone: +39 0472 764 455 Built in the fourteenth century, Wassererhof Farm had been neglected for a [email protected] | www.pretzhof.com very long time before the Mock family purchased it in 1996 and did a lovely restoration. South Tyrolean architect Sylvia Hafner Polzhofer combined the 17 Weingalerie Wine Bar old building structure with new, modern elements to create apartments and Weingalerie, a wine bar in the town of Bressanone/Brixen, opened its doors a Buschenschank or country-style tavern serving traditional fare – usually to the public in late 2005. With warm colours, timeless design, dark wooden washed down with South Tyrolean wine. beams and solid stone walls, designer Martin Oberhauser has created a cosy Novale di Fiè, 21 | I-39050 Fiè/Völs | phone: +39 0471 724 114 and comfortable ambience for wine aficionados. The range comprises 500 [email protected] | www.wassererhof.com noble wines from Italy and abroad as well as distillates, olive oil and balsa- mic vinegar. Specialities from the bistro kitchen are served once a week. Rio Bianco, 10 | I-39042 Bressanone/Brixen | phone: +39 0472 836 001 Compliments of the Bolzano Chamber of Architects [email protected] | www.weingalerie.it