Region
Alto Adige is in the north eastern corner of Italy, bordering Switzerland and Austria. Known as Sudtirol to the German-speaking two-thirds of its inhabitants, this region is well known for its wines and its beautiful scenery. Alto Adige is one of the smallest wine making areas in Italy, but it is also one of the most geographically varied; viticulture starts in the foot of the highest mountain in the north and extends down to the mediterranean landscape of the south.
 
Producer
Kellerei Kaltern Caldaro is a co-operative with approximately 440 members with a vineyard area of over 300 hectares. Due to steep slopes and varying sizes of individual vineyard plots, the vineyards are almost entirely worked by hand. Vineyards around Lake Kaltern are very small in size and most of the winemakers in the region have less than one hectare of land, for a small winemaker it is virtually impossible to make and market their own wine so the co-operative of Kaltern was set up in 1906 with the goal of producing high quality wines. In 2018, Kellerei Kaltern became the first Italian wine producer to be awarded Fair`n Green`s certificate for sustainable viticulture. Fair`n Green covers both environmental and social sustainability issues.
 
Tasting Notes
A single vineyard Kerner, this wine is a beautiful pale gold in colour. The nose is perfumed and full of aromas of blossom and peaches. The palate is crisp, clean and elegant with copious ripe stone fruit flavours alongside rosewater, pears and bruised apple. Medium bodied with a soft, creamy texture and a refreshing acidity, this wine finishes elegant and long. The vineyards are located on a steep south-western slope at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level and grow on sandy-loamy, weathered porphyry soil. Vinification starts with whole-cluster pressing, followed by 8 hours of maceration and 6 months of ageing on the fine lees.
 
Food
Serve with light apetisers, grilled fish and summer salads with asparagus, and also as an aperitive.