Martin Foradori Hofstätter: Alto Adige’s Timekeeper
Martin Foradori Hofstätter. Photo credit: Weingut J. Hofstätter
The Alto Adige winemaker orchestrating a symphony of terroir-driven wines that transcend borders and time.
Similar Posts
Beethoven as Bacchus, Part II
In the first movement of this piece, we looked at the origins of Ludwig van Beethoven’s interest in wine and the critical role this played in shaping the composer’s musical career. Here, we trace his path through Vienna’s living landscape, to find multiple points of intersection between past and present in his music and in some of the city’s defining wines. We then head south to the Austrian spa region of Baden, where Beethoven drank, and composed, masterpieces. As we will find, his music comes more vividly to life when appreciated within the context of the vines and landscapes in which it was written…...
- Germany · Alto Adige · Italy · Württemberg
What You’re Still Getting Wrong About Trollinger
Trollinger was long decried as a poor excuse of a wine. Increasingly, growers and drinkers beg to differ.
- Alto Adige · Eat+TRINK · Italy
A Star Baker’s Obsession with an Alpine Cake Elevates an Unlikely Wine
A baker falls in love with hiking, cake and wine in the Italian wine region of Südtirol-Aldo Adige and returns home to recreate the textures and flavors.
In the Sign of Subtlety
Pinot Blanc is neither a distinctive cépage nor a particular grape variety – at least, not from the viewpoint of ampelography or genetics. And what there is of pure Pinot Blanc worldwide is nearly all rendered in German-speaking growing regions where it is typically known as Weissburgunder.
Christine Pieroth: The Nahe’s Natural Pioneer
Piri Naturel is Christine Pieroth's independent line of natural wines in Germany's Burg Layen. Her wines bring a breath of fresh air to more straightforward Nahe’s wine scene.
Eat + TRINK | Weissburgunder meets “Schnitzel”
TRINK Magazine | Japanese Tonkatsu proves an ideal pairingwith 2018 Alto Adige's Kettmeir Pinot Bianco.
© 2026, TRINK Magazine. No portion of this article may be copied, shared or re-distributed without prior consent from TRINK.
