For this reason, we have decided to found an exclusive Wine Club for all our friends, partners and customers. Wine Club-members will be more closely connected with us, get first-hand news and enjoy unique advantages during the year.
News
Latest news of Cantina Girlan
October 2025
Vintage 2025 – Early Bloom, Compact Harvest, and Promising Quality
The 2025 vintage began with an early bloom and ideal summer conditions – a truly promising start. Despite a brief heatwave after flowering, the grapes remained compact and healthy. A well-balanced July with moderate temperatures and sufficient rainfall helped preserve the natural acidity – essential for fresh, structured white wines. A dry and warm August then added concentration and aromatic depth.
Harvest began at the end of August and, due to humid weather in September, required patience and precise timing – both of which were rewarded. Never before had the harvest been so compact: it started on August 29 and finished as early as October 9.
Conclusion: An exciting vintage with clear highlights. Among the whites, Chardonnay and Sauvignon impress with freshness, harmony, and aromatic intensity. Among the reds, Vernatsch and Pinot Noir stand out for their elegance and finesse.
July 2025
Afterhour Aperitivo!
We had two fantastic evenings filled with fine beats by DJ DIVID, expressive wines, delicious small bites, and guests in an excellent mood.
We were absolutely thrilled to see so many friends and new faces.
July 2024
Henris - Gault&Millau Award2025!
"Weltklasse - Internationale Spitze"
We are truly honored to announce that Cantina Girlan has been awarded “5 Grapes” at the Henris 2025 of Gault&Millau — a recognition that places us among the international elite of the wine world. Presented for the first time in 2025, the HENRIS Awards honor outstanding achievements in Alto Adige’s wine scene. Based on three rounds of tastings conducted under the Gault&Millau license and led by Otto Geisel, the awards celebrate wineries, individuals, and concepts that shape the region’s culture of excellence through quality, innovation and dedication.
June 2025
Vernatsch - Cup 2025!
Gschleier Alte Reben Vernatsch 2023 emerges as winner in the category Selektion at the 22° Vernatsch Cup. Our oenologist Davide accepted the award at Vigilius Mountain Resort. We thank the organizers and the prestigious jury for this accolade, which we owe to the extraordinary UGA Gschleier and its 100+ year old vineyards.
December 2024
Wine Guides 2025 : Countless top awards!
We are delighted to announce that our Trattmann Pinot Noir Riserva 2021 has been honoured with the special “Tastevin” award by Vitae, the renowned wine guide of the Italian Sommelier Association AIS. Only one wine in each region receives this award - so we are all the more proud that our Trattmann Pinot Noir Riserva 2021 has received this special recognition. Moreover, the same wine was awarded the coveted “3 Bicchieri” by the prestigious wine guide Gambero Rosso for the 12th consecutive year. It has also been recognized by other renowned wine guides, including Bibenda (5 Grappoli), Slow Wine, Seminario Veronelli & Falstaff. We are particularly pleased about these great recognitions.
November 2024
Challenging meteorological conditions, promising quality!
After July continued to be characterized by above-average rainfall, August brought dry and warm weather. This weather condition continued until the beginning of September, before temperatures dropped down significantly in the middle of the month. From this point onwards, the phenolic ripening of all grape varieties progressed very slowly. At the end of September, heavy rainfall set in, which had a negative impact on the harvest of Vernatsch and the late-ripening red varieties. It was not always possible to achieve full ripeness here. On the other hand, this rainfall had a very positive effect on our late harvests Gewürztraminer and Moscato Rosa.
Overall, it has been a challenging year that required a lot of work and effort. Despite the challenges, we look forward with confidence to a high-quality harvest and promising young wines. In terms of quality, the white wines and the Pinot Noir variety, which benefited from the lower harvest volumes, stand out in the 2024 wine year.
July 2024
News from the vineyard
The 2024 wine year has been a challenging one so far, characterized by a lot of rainfall and moderate temperatures. The weather has demanded a lot of attention and hard work from our winegrowers in the vineyard over the past few months. Recently, we have been all the more pleased with summer temperatures and bright sunshine, which, according to forecasts, is set to continue.
The work in the vineyard is currently very intensive. Excess leaves are removed from the shoots during defoliation to ensure that the grapes get enough sunlight and air. The tops of the vines are pruned. This is also done to allow more light and air circulation into the vineyard. All with the aim of harvesting healthy and ripe grapes in the fall.
April 2024
We welcome our new "WINE CLUB"
We have been passionately producing distinctive wines since 1923.
This is what we want to talk about. We want to share our wines, their
history and origin, our philosophy as well as our future projects with
you.
March 2024
Screwcap on CLASSICI-whites and rosé
Starting with vintage
2023, all white and rosé wines of the Classici range will be bottled
exclusively with screwcap. After successfully introducing this type of closure
for three vintages on Pinot Grigio and Pinot Bianco, the other references of
this range will follow, such as 448 slm. Bianco, Chardonnay, Müller Thurgau and
Gewürztraminer as well as 448 slm. Rosé.
February 2024
Lightweight-glass bottles
Starting with 2024, Cantina Girlan will be greener thanks to a precise
and careful choice that will focus even more on that desire to produce
wines linked to the land while preserving natural resources and the time
dictated by the earth. Starting with the first bottlings of the 2023
vintage, in fact, all of Cantina Girlan's production lines will
gradually begin to use 410 gram bottles, decisively reducing CO2 emissions into the environment.
Further information here!
January 2024
New administrative manager
After 43 years at the forefront of administration of Cantina Girlan,
Helmut Strumpflohner has retired at the end of the year. Thank you
Helmut for your tireless commitment for more than four decades! Andrea
Sparer is our new head of administration.
We are delighted to have you
on our team and wish you all the best!
September 2023
New assistant winemaker
Davide Lucin is 28 years young and has already assisted us with the
harvest in previous years. After agricultural high school with a
specialisation in oenology, he graduated in oenology from the
universities of San Michele and Udine. His experience in various
renowned wineries is a valuable support for him in this new task in our
winery.
We welcome Davide and we are looking forward to a good
cooperation.
