Kerner Dolomiti ZANOTELLI IGT 0.75L Trentino

The cold climate and big differences between day and night in the Cembra valley hills give this wine an aromatic and seductive aroma. 
Harvest is manual, fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature and aging in the bottle.  The vineyards are located in the Lona-Lases area, Cembra: 580 m. n. m. The way of managing the vineyard is  Guyot, the subsoil is calcareous clay. Collection takes place at the beginning of October. After gentle pressing in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature. Long aging in the bottle follows Kerner was developed in 1929 at the Weinsberg Experimental Station in Germany. The cool climate and strong excursions between day and night in the hills of the Cembra valley give this variety a charge of aromatic and seductive aromas. Kerner is medium to late must variety vines , intended for the production of white wines. It was bred in Germany by crossing varieties  Schiava grossa and Riesling . In Germany, Kerner is the fourth most cultivated variety, in 2007 it was planted on 3,848 ha, but it can also be found in the Italian region of Ssudtirol Alto Adige, in Switzerland and in the Republic of Yugoslavia .

Why do we like it?

If you like mountain wines with a pronounced minerality, with a seductive aroma typical of the Dolomites, you will definitely love this variety, which is grown mainly in the north of Italy.