Piedmont as guest of the FWS – Winegrowers’ Association of South Tyrol
Large tasting in the Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle

At the end of June, several winegrowers from Piedmont are guests of the FWS – Winegrowers of South Tyrol. At the “FWS – Winegrowers of South Tyrol & Friends” event, South Tyrolean winegrowers meet their colleagues from selected wine-growing regions in order to create and maintain a network of relationships. The extensive tasting open to the public in the Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle in Merano is already a tradition and this year takes place on 27 June.

Independent winegrowers also need a network of relationships. The association FWS – Winegrowers of South Tyrol takes care of its contacts not only within the region, but also beyond its borders. An important milestone in this regard is the “FWS – Winegrowers of South Tyrol & Friends” initiative, under which every two years the Winegrowers of South Tyrol invite colleagues from selected wine-growing regions to their land. Two years ago, they welcomed winegrowers from Vinea Wachau (Austria) and VDP Pfalz (Germany), while this year they are expecting winegrowers from Piedmont.

On 26 June, the Piedmontese “Friends” will come to South Tyrol and stay, as is tradition, with their South Tyrolean colleagues. ‘We strongly believe in this close interaction because, as experience teaches us, it does not only create professional relationships, but also friendships,’ explains Magdalena Pratzner, President of the FWS.
On 27 June, a tour of South Tyrol’s cultivation areas begins, culminating in the evening with the most important collective meeting: the tasting at Trauttmansdorff Castle. At the various shared tasting tables, not only 30 South Tyrolean winegrowers present their wines, but also 16 friends from Piedmont, who offer mainly Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera and Dolcetto.
The wine-tasting evening with the 46 South Tyrolean and Piedmontese winegrowers takes place on Friday 27 June from 18:00 to 22:00. The ticket for the evening visit to Trauttmansdorff Castle (gardens and Touriseum) costs € 10, as does participation in the tasting.

Exhibitors FWS Freie Weinbauern & Friends Piemonte Trauttmansdorff 27.06.2025