Alinea: Oenophilia

Kerner: The Isarco Valley vineyards around the Abbazia are the northernmost in Italy and particularly well suited to growing aromatic varietals like Sylvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Veltiner, Kerner, and Gewürztraminer. Their reds are grown in the southern Alto Adige. The aromatic whites are known as some of the most intense available.

Kerner is a hybrid cross of Riesling and the red grape Schiava (Trollinger) that expresses itself beautifully in the Südtirol. This is an aromatically enticing wine with exotic floral notes overlaying aromas and flavors of peach, pear, mandarin orange, and mango. The rich fruit is balanced by a stony minerality with enough acidity and orange zest to keep things lively.