The eponymous Alois Lageder winery was founded over 150 years ago in Alto Adige, Italy’s most northern wine growing region. Here Alois Lageder grows grapes on steep Dolomite slopes with varied micro-climates that provide distinct vineyard sites—ideal for producing a wide variety of wines.
Alois Lageder plays a leading role in recognizing and developing Alto Adige’s single vineyard wines. His winemaking philosophy is founded on a holistic approach with the goal of making wines with authentic character while leaving the natural environment as intact as possible for future generations. 

Alois Lageder wines are produced via sustainable, biodynamic, and organic farming methods and express the many nuances of the region’s microclimates and soils. Alois Lageder practices site-specific viticulture here, where quality starts with the soil, composed of dolomitic rock, glacial moraine and porphry, and slopes range from gentle to steep. A new low-energy consumption structure, completed in 1996, houses the winemaking facilities and offices, and was rigorously planned and constructed according to ecological criteria and zero consumption of non-renewable fossil fuels. The task of the cellars is to preserve the quality of the grapes. Combining technology with gravity’s natural force makes vinification a much gentler process as grapes glide gently down the Vinification Tower from one level to the next and through the various successive stages of their transformation from grape to must to wine. Working with gravity increases efficiency, preserves quality and fulfills Alois Lageder’s vision of sustainable operation methods.