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The winery Befehlhof is situated on 710 meters above sea level in Vezzan. Vezzan is one of the most northern wineyards in South Tyrol. On the slate grounds near Vezzan, the grape varieties of Müller Thurgau, Riesling, Weißburgunder, Fraueler, Zweigelt and Blauburgunder. Fraueler is a very particular grape variety, this relatively unknown, autochthon grape is also known as Vezzaner, and with under 1ha of acreage a variety that has almost completely disappeared from South Tyrol’s vineyards.

Since 1980, wine is being produced in these dry slate grounds. Oswald Schuster was one of the first to cultivate wine in the Vinschgau valley. Having tried everything, from Kerner and Silvaner to Riesling. Some of them, like the Riesling have stuck around and make the foundation for viniculture in the Vinschgau valley.

Oswald Schuster has since retired from viniculture and left his daughter the work in and around the vineyard.

Magdalena Schuster works all year at the Befehlhof. After long years of study and work experience, in New Zealand among other places, Magdalena focuses now on viniculture in the Vinschgau valley and likes to take it slow. After years working in the international wine business she wants to focus her time not only on wine, but other projects as well.

With his small production amounts, the winery Befehlhof is considered to be a small winery by other South Tyrol standards. A secret tip for every wine drinker. The beauty of the vineyard is being displayed trough the unique wines. Riesling and Fraueler with the lovely name Jera are the proof that Vernatsch and pinot grigio aren’t everything in South Tyrol.

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