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39010 Nals (BZ)
South Tyrol / Italy
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Vineyards & Orchards
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The history about wine cultivation
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When Nals was first mentioned, its wine cultivation was highlighted. In one of the chronicles, Nals is even listed as having its own wine measure. Jakob von Boymondt-Payrsberg is known as the first initiator of wine cultivation in the village. Up to the Second World War, the main source of income for the Nals farmers was wine.
Today, the blue Vernatsch and Lagrein grapes, as well as the Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon and Gewürztraminer are the most important grapes. Two wine cellars process the grapes from the local cultivation area: the wine cellars of Castle Schwanburg, which is the oldest private wine cellar in South Tyrol, and the wine cellar of the farmers’ cooperative, which was founded in 1932 and merged just a few years ago with the wine cellars of Margreid/Entiklar. The farmers’ cooperative has about 200 members and produces approximately 25,000 hectolitres of wine each year.
The history of fruit cultivation
One important event which marked the future of fruit cultivation was the separation of the fruit trade from fruit production. This happened mainly during the First World War, when it was no longer possible for farmers to find sufficient workers to take care of the orchards and harvesting. During these years, the farmers decided to take fruit cultivation into their own hands. The development of fruit cultivation at the beginning of the 20th Century is described by Josef Kössler in 1920:
“Already during the 1880s, apples from this region were exported to Russia (in crates) and Germany (in barrels). Then, the main production areas were Lana, Meran, Nals, Bozen, Gries and Gmund. At the end of the 1890s and around 1900, fruit cultivation was extended to all areas of the Etsch Valley. It increased from year to year so that during the first years of the war, many farmers exported large amounts of apples and pears. Fruit export increased from 600 wagons in 1802 to 900 wagons in 1914.“
For 28 years, the Fruit Production Co-Operative Meran-Burgrave’s Office was the only fruit processing company. This means that the storing, processing and marketing of fruit happened mostly through the fruit trade. Only after the end of the First World War, were some other fruit co-operatives formed in larger fruit cultivation areas: 1921 in Gries, 1923 in Zwölfmalgreien, 1924 in Eppan, 1926 in Lana and 1929 in Nals. A large warehouse was built at the entry to the village for storing the harvest. Today the South Tyrolean fruit harvest is mainly sold through the management of these co-operative and by private fruit farmers.
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