A winery with a special mission When the province of South Tyrol founded the Laimburg Research Centre in 1975, the Laimburg Province Winery was also established. Operated as part of the centre’s estate management activities, it is the province’s official winery, assigned with the task of carrying out research in both viticulture and vinification for the betterment of South Tyrol’s wine industry. Success in winemaking makes further investment in pilot projects possible: Select grapes taken exclusively from the province’s own vineyards are vinified and aged to make top quality wines that hold their own in the competitive market. Today, the Laimburg Province Winery is considered an international model of the successful fusion of research and practice. The wine in your glass reflects the character of the grapes from which it was made. In order to both produce and market wines of outstanding quality, high standards in both grape cultivation and cellar technique are called for. The winery produces some 2,500 hl of wine each year, for which the grapes are taken from various vineyards throughout the province, each with a different microclimate. Along with numerous “research varietals,” fifteen “typical” South Tyrolean grape varietals are planted at the province’s estate vineyards. Differences in altitude and soil composition contribute to the complex, distinctive tastes and aromas that distinguish the wines of South Tyrol’s Province Winery. The stylistic classification of Laimburg wines as “Estate Wines” and “Manor Selection” is based on the winery’s intent to bring out each varietal’s distinctive character in the vineyard, and then, in the cellar, to develop wines with unique, fully-developed personalities.