Founded in 1907 as a cooperative, San Michele Appiano is a winery that has passed down values such as passion and dedication to work from generation to generation, opening, in 1977, a new production practice, marked by rigour and a careful selection of wine-growing areas. The company has become over time a reference point in Italy and a model for producers in Trentino Alto Adige: today it gathers 340 families, which represent the backbone of this solid reality, and embraces about 370 hectares of vineyards, among the most suitable for optimal soil composition and microclimate, mainly cultivated with white grapes. From these lands, which dominate the heart of South Tyrol, San Michele Appiano wines are born: in our online wine shop you can find the best labels of the winery, which boast important awards and prizes in major international competitions. Bottles of great value and fragrance, from the whites of considerable thickness, appreciated among the best Sauvignon of Trentino Alto Adige to the prestigious reds and rich in personalities such as Lagrein, born from the combination of ancient and new production techniques.
The production excellence of the San Michele Appiano winery is obtained by the study and enhancement of individual vineyards, cultivated in over 1000 hectares, within one of the areas with the greatest vocation, in the heart of the province of Bolzano. Scattered on sunny slopes and in places at high altitudes, up to 900 meters, the vines take on different shades from one area to another, allowing to obtain wines of extraordinary richness and very characteristic aromatic bouquet. Innovation and tradition come together to give life to a range of different notes, which make unique and recognizable all the productions of the company: the grapes are selected strictly for peculiarities, so as to enhance the quality of the vineyard, whose characteristics are then emphasized by a refinement of the product in large oak barrels or barriques.
The rich assortment of San Michele Appiano wines for sale online ranges from the classic lines of the company, products obtained with manual harvesting of grapes and fermentation of the must in steel tanks, to offer the best historical vintages, obtained with over ten years of aging in the cellar. Special editions that reflect the strengths of the small and large plants of the company and give the palate a unique taste and pleasure.
From the vinification of dark grapes, recognized among the best >Italian red wines, a field where San Michele Appiano excels thanks to productions of medium body and great intensity: the labels have a ruby color, the nose reveals a hint of almonds and fruity notes while the palate express a silky, juicy, harmonious.
Among the flagships San Michele Appiano proposes some of the best whites from Trentino, such as Pinot, but there are also interesting dessert bottles, produced with optimal maturation of dried grapes in stone. There are fruit of particular value, able to stand out in the panorama of rosè for refinement and balance, labels of good mineral freshness, which are appreciated for the noble and powerful taste, from the slight residual sugar. Browse our catalogue and discover the top features of San Michele Appiano wines: quality labels at an extremely competitive price, to be ordered online to surprise guests with a fine bottle.