Company Info
The Alto Adige region of northern has been an important wine-producing area for many centuries; as the warmest part of the Hasburg Empire, it was ideal for the cultivation of both grapes and fruit. Today, though a large part of the production zone is planted to white grape varieties, a substantial part of the annual crop consists of red grapes.
The house which bears the name of Josef Weger was founded six generations ago in 1820; family tradition has given the same name to the male heirs who followed. Today the firm is directed by Dr. Johannes Weger.
The house which bears the name of Josef Weger was founded six generations ago in 1820; family tradition has given the same name to the male heirs who followed. Today the firm is directed by Dr. Johannes Weger.
RESIDENCE WEGERHOF
The holiday accommodation is situated on the 12th century winegrowing estate, very simply renovated in order to enhance the ancient architecture and style. The 18 holiday flats come in various sizes so as to satisfy all types of request, some of them in fact are large two-roomed flats of 45 sq.m., while the larger flats can cover about 100 sq.m.
Bedrooms & Restaurant
Bedrooms
All the flats show traces of the Tyrolean traditions, with floors and furnishings in wood and open beams, though they have been completely up-dated to suit modern requirements and offer every comfort. All the windows look out over the majestic Dolomites and also, in some cases, the balconies of the holiday flats.
All guests have the use of a swimming pool, a barbecue, a ping-pong table and a reserved parking place. It is an ideal departure point for visiting the natural beauties of the area, mountain excursions or discovering nearby Bolzano.
All the flats show traces of the Tyrolean traditions, with floors and furnishings in wood and open beams, though they have been completely up-dated to suit modern requirements and offer every comfort. All the windows look out over the majestic Dolomites and also, in some cases, the balconies of the holiday flats.
All guests have the use of a swimming pool, a barbecue, a ping-pong table and a reserved parking place. It is an ideal departure point for visiting the natural beauties of the area, mountain excursions or discovering nearby Bolzano.
Restaurant
A charming restaurant - simple but elegant in style - has been created in the ancient cellars of the main house and recall a typical Tyrolean inn. It is possible to eat outside in the restaurant’s quiet garden in the summer.
The dishes on the menu are all in the best Tyrolean tradition, but there is also a choice of typical Italian platters that best match the house wines.
Wines
With a tradition so lengthy, it is no surprise that the cellars have a scenographic impact of their own: entirely underground and connecting a series of subterranean spaces once used for the fermenting and aging of wine, they are situated under the road of the township of Cornaiano.
Fifty hectoliter wooden casks only underline the historic character of the house and its working spaces, but ties to tradition, though deeply felt are no impediment to innovation and a modern approach to winemaking: the grapes are fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks.
White wines – Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Müller-Thurgau, Gewrüztraminer – are a substantial part of the overall production, and Cornaiano is particularly renowned for the quality of the first of these grapes, but, true to tradition, red wine is by no means neglected, as testify the high level Pinot Noir and Lagrein, as does the Joanni, red unites Bordeaux and the Südtyrol in its blend.
Fifty hectoliter wooden casks only underline the historic character of the house and its working spaces, but ties to tradition, though deeply felt are no impediment to innovation and a modern approach to winemaking: the grapes are fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks.
White wines – Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Müller-Thurgau, Gewrüztraminer – are a substantial part of the overall production, and Cornaiano is particularly renowned for the quality of the first of these grapes, but, true to tradition, red wine is by no means neglected, as testify the high level Pinot Noir and Lagrein, as does the Joanni, red unites Bordeaux and the Südtyrol in its blend.
