In the mid-19th century, Stoblhof began producing wine that was served to guests who visited this maso. In a simple settting, these guests also enjoyed the farm's local specialities like speck, salame, and prosciutto. Today, Stroblhof continues this tradition but with a greater offering from its kitchen and crafted wines from its vineyards and small cellar.

Thirty years ago, Josef Hanny inherited Stroblhof from his father. He managed the restaurant and farm, and in addition to the vinification of Schiava and "Strahler", he reintroduced Pinot Nero and
Gewürztraminer. In the 1960s, Hanny's Pinot Nero showed that it was a good wine indeed, and with the harvests of 1985 and 1988, it became clear that it ranked with the finest in Italy. Since then, the vintages of most acclaim are: 1990, 1997, 2000, 2002, and 2003. These wines have also received honors in numerous tastings.

In the fall of 1991, Josef Hanny fell terminally ill, and he passed away in 1993 at age 59. It was a young age, but his life had been one of intense and focused work. At that time, his daughter Rosmarie was twenty-two, but she already possessed a fine understandig of wine. Along with her sister Christine, she took over the estate and moved forward with the work of her father. The enologist Hans Terzer, a family friend, vinified the wines from the 3.5 hectares of vineyards.

Since 1995, Andreas Nicolussi-Leck - the husband of Rosmarie Hanny and a wine professional with more then twenty-five years' experience - has been in charge of viticuture and winemaking at Stroblhof. From 1995 to 2006, the vineyards were grafted, retrained, and replanted entirely to Guyot and to greater vine density per hectare, hence increasing the quality of grapes. The cellar, too, has been completely rebuilt to allow better handeling of the must and fermentation, and better aging of the wines.

The limited yields and low production lead to high quality wines. In fact, from 3.5 hectares of vines, annual production never exceeds 30,000 bottles, half of which are white, the other half red. The vineyard altitude of 500 meteres above sea level also benefits the production of wines of distinct character with fine acidity and the ability to age well.

Point of Contact

Rosmarie e Andreas Nicolussi-Leck
Pigenoerweg 25
39057 ST. MICHAEL/EPPAN

tel. +39 0471 662250
fax +39 0471 663644

www.stroblhof.it
weingut@stroblhof.it