Miss Taste and Wine - South Tyrol

I got in touch with Messnerhof some months ago and I’ve been astounded right off by one thing: Bernhard Pichler grows his vines and produces his wines all by himself, in his house and with his experience and knowledge only. (Just a note: Mr Bernhard is teaching enology at the Technical Institute for agriculture in Ora/Auer, hence he knows how to do it) His passion, rooted in the origins of local wines and grapes and now enriched with innovative ideas and blends, is evident at

Take a Saturday; take some friends visiting from afar; take you feel like enjoying nature and savouring good wines. Shake well and visit Maso Thaler! I went there last week during a clear and pleasant autumnal day. The winery, run by Motta family, is located in Gleno (Montan/Montagna), halfway up the slope that looks out onto the Adige Valley and reachable by a steep mountain road. I am sure during winter this could become a challenge! Once arrived to the “maso” a breath-taki