Elena Walch Story
Elena Walch is a 5-generation family-run estate in Alto Adige, a region in the North-East part of Italy that led the wine quality revolution in the area and has gained a prominent international reputation. An architect by trade, Elena Walch married into one of the oldest and most significant wine families of the region and brought new, modern concepts to the traditional approach. Today, the responsibility for the family business is in the hands of Elena’s daughters, Julia and Karoline. With 220 acres in cultivation, including the two top vineyards Vigna Castel Ringberg in Caldaro and Vigna Kastelaz in Tramin, Elena Walch owns the most important “protagonists” of Alto Adige winemaking.
History
Elena Walch is a prestigious, fifth-generation family estate nestled in Alto Adige, the northernmost wine region of Italy. Renowned for pioneering the quality revolution in the area, Elena Walch has built a remarkable in...
Vineyards
All vineyards, small and larger, lend diversity of soils, aspects, and altitude, to blend varietal wines of deep character.
Vigna Castel Ringberg
At 20 hectares, Vigna Castel Ringberg may well be the largest contiguous ...
Winemaking
The philosophy of the estate is dedicated to its terroir – the idea that wines must be the individual expression of their soil, climate and cultivation in the vineyard – and that must be maintained according to the princ...
Biographies
Elena Walch
About Elena Walch
Elena Walch and the family's commitment to work in the sign of sustainability
Alto Adige
Nestled in northeastern Italy, in the foothills of the Alps, Alto Adige is a dynamic wine region where Italian and Austrian influences converge. It’s celebrated for its crisp whites like Pinot Grigio and Gewürztraminer, as well as its robust reds like Lagrein.
