The vineyards of the South Tyrolean winegrowers’ cooperative Nals Margreid extend over fourteen areas from Nals in the north, situated between Bolzano and Merano, to Margreid in the southern part of the lowlands. Thus, the cooperative in the Adige Valley, which was formed from the union of the Nals Winery (founded in 1932) and Margreid Entiklar(founded in 1954) and has137 members, has a considerable variety of different terroirs and growing areas.

Thanks to the professional competence of the creative and very precisely working cellar master Harald Schraffl, the style of the wines has become more concise from year to year. The fact that the winegrowers’ cooperative has quickly caught up with the Bolzano Wine Tip is also due to the cellar building, which has been renovated according to functional and oenological criteria and ideally combines the historical stock with the high demands of modern wine pressing.

The vines of the wine-growers, whichcover165 hectares, are rooted on soil that is particularly suitable for them. These are usually calcareous debris cones, sandy river alluvial soils and glacial deposits as moraine scree.

The vineyards are situated at an altitude of 200 to900 metres, protected by the Alpine arc in the north and spoiled by almost Mediterranean influences from the south. Nature creates around 300 days of sunshine a year here and ensures great differences in temperature between day and night.

Using the force of gravity and avoiding detours, drops (mostly white) of the most important South Tyrolean wine types, divided in to the “Classic” and “Selection” lines, are prepared in the cellars as carefully as possible. The wines made in Nals from Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Cabernet have a clear structure, are acidic, concentrated and powerful. They also show distinct mineral traces. The most common grape variety in South Tyrol, Vernatsch, as well as Lagrein, Pinot Noir and Merlot are used as raw materials for the red wines.