Pranzegg

Martin Gojer took over his family's estate in 2008, and very quickly decided to convert the vineyards to biodynamics, and to stop selling to the local cooperatives.

Martin's main work is focused on the two historical red grapes in this region, Schiava and Lagrein. The vines are trained in the traditional pergola system of the region (it's surprisingly warm in the Alto Adige in the summer, and this allows the fruit protection from the alpine sun), and the vineyards are stunning, full of life and energy. The great farming is mirrored by immaculate work in the centuries old cellar, where fermentations take place with only indigenous yeasts, and the wines mature in a combination of large cement vats and used wood.