A brief history
Founded in 1907, Cantina - Kellerei St. Pauls for generations has aimed at producing wines with clear identities that highlight the uniqueness of its terroirs. The vineyards around St. Pauls distinguish themselves through different exposures, altitudes (300 to 700 metres above sea level), and soil compositions. The winegrowing families of St. Pauls treat their vineyards with great diligence and care, utilising low-impact, sustainable practices and working them mainly by hand - 180 hectares of excellent terroirs in one of Alto Adige's most beautiful wine growing areas.
Each grape variety can find its perfect site among porphyry, clay, sand, loess, moraine residues and dolomite rocks dropped from Gantkofel, a vertical scarp towering behind St. Pauls. The grapes pick up on the elements contained in these different soils and pass them on to the wines. The vigorous sun provides for perfectly ripened fruits, the cool fall winds from the mountains cause substantial temperature fluctuations during the maturation period that help to maintain the acidity. This results in high quality grapes that are picked by hand, according to old tradition.
The walls of the winecellar are still those constructed in 1908, and the interior, on four levels, was even in that era considered very innovative, since the entire pressing process was carried out, as it still is, by gravity fall. It houses modern stainless-steel tanks, as well as large oak ovals used for many years, and smaller oak barrels. Since July 2023, Philipp Zublasing has been the winemaker at Cantina - Kellerei St. Pauls, while Tobias Leimgruber took on sales and marketing responsibilities starting in January 2024.
