Alois Lageder
Alois Lageder is a synonym for the highest standard of quality in viticulture and winemaking, for a sustainable, holistic corporate philosophy, and for a wide spectrum of cultural and artistic activities. Founded in
1823, and now directed by Alois Lageder, representing the fifth generation of family ownership, our winery
combines tradition and innovation. Our wines are divided into two assortment groups: Tenutæ Lageder and
Alois Lageder.
“Quality results from a large number of single and often tiny details,” says Alois Lageder. “In our daily
dealings with wine, we are first of all concerned with respecting the harmonious interaction of many
different factors, and with working in accord with nature.” The roots of our winery goes back to 1823, when
Johann Lageder laid the foundations in Bolzano of the activities in which we are involved today.
Winemaking has been a part of the history of the Lageder family for more than a hundred and fifty years,
and throughout that period of time we have always been committed to the highest standard of quality.
The principles of holistic thinking and sustainability guide everything we do in our vineyards and winery.
Respect for nature is our highest priority and is expressed through our commitment to biodynamic
agriculture. We carefully and consistently attempt to take the best possible advantage of the characteristics
and special features of every individual locale. The Alto Adige region offers an enormous variety of sites,
exposures, soils and microclimates, and thus the best prerequisites for highly individual wines, marked by
distinctive terroir. Work in the vineyards is guided by the cycles and forces of nature, from the initial planting
of the grapevines to choosing the right moment for harvest. The over fifty hectares of vineyards that belong
to the winery are worked and managed biodynamically. These are the grapes from which we make the
wines of the Tenutæ Lageder assortment: wines of the greatest authenticity. They are flanked by the Alois
Lageder assortment of wines: varietal wines that are typical of our region, and which meet our demanding
standards of quality. These wines are made of grapes from the best vineyard locations of quality-conscious
growers, with some of whom our relationship goes back many decades.
Healthy, perfectly mature grapes, careful and protective working methods in both vineyard and cellar, and
time, first of all, are the most important preconditions for the production of exceptional wines. The principle
that guides our work in the cellars at the Löwengang estate winemaking facility is to preserve the qualities
that originate in the vineyards.
Our recently constructed cellar complex in Magrè, built in accordance with the principles of biological
building, therefore makes use of innovative concepts and techniques: the grapes thus move along a downwards path through our vinification tower--some fifteen meters tall--conducted solely by the force of gravity.
Holistic thinking is a sum of sustainable agricultural and business practices, respect for nature, appreciation
of the surrounding environment, and responsibility to future generations. It’s also a question of looking
beyond the theme of wine. In collaboration with the Ecological Institute of South Tyrol, we also sponsor and
engage in ecological projects. “Wine,” says Alois Lageder “is a product that offers an complex experience.
It brings many different areas of life together.” All the various facets of the life of our winery come together
at our Weinschenke Vineria Paradeis: a place to which we are happy to invite you to become acquainted
with the world and the wines of Alois Lageder.