Wine on a solid foundation

Winegrowing and wine production at the Ansitz Villa Raßlhof winegrowing estate are resting on a solid foundation—in more ways than one. For one, there is the historical foundation that was laid by the great-great-grandfather of Walter Gamper, the current head of the estate, when he built the Raßlhof farm in 1889. In other words: a passion for wine has run in the Gamper family for five generations.

But also the name of the winegrowing estate itself makes a reference to this solid foundation: this is where the necessary conditions for any kind of winegrowing were being created over decades by cultivating young vines—also known as “Rasln.” They were cultivated right where the vines of one of the smallest DOC wine producers in Alto Adige are located today.

Small or not: strict requirements are in place at the Raßlhof at all times. The Gamper family has always operated their vineyards in harmony with nature; processes in the cellar, on the other hand, are dominated by tradition, which also guides the aging of the wines.

And there is another thing that just goes to show that the Ansitz Villa Raßlhof in Termeno is a true one-stop shop: grapes are not only cultivated and made into wine here. The wine thus created can also be enjoyed straight away at the private wine tavern of the Ansitz Villa Raßlhof on the Alto Adige Wine Road.