Abbazia di N ovacella Schiava Alto Adige 2023 750ml

Description

Located in the sleepy little burg of Novacella, in the Isarco River Valley, Abbazia was founded in 1142 by the Augustinian Order of Canons Regular. The Augustians are not monks in the sense that you may be familiar with: they have taken vows of poverty, chastity and obedience to their superiors; but they also work to support themselves as a part of their community. To this end, the Abbey not only grows grapes for winemaking, but also farms apples and vegetables, and there is a small school devoted primarily to studies of viticulture. The abbeys reputation as a winery is stellar and international. In 2009, Italys influential Gambero Rosso named Celestino Lucin, the abbeys enologist, Winemaker of the Year.