...for over 100 years
About us
Joie de vivre
From the very first sip
In 1907, a love for wine and their dedication to winegrowing prompted thirty-six farmers from St. Pauls, Missian, Eppan-Berg and Unterrain to take a joint step towards the future by founding the St. Pauls wine cooperative.
Flexibility was paramount in the first years of the cooperative as, until the completion of the new building, the grape harvest would be stored with private winegrowers as well as in the rented cellar space of the “Schwarzer Adler” inn. The originators finally managed to obtain two superimposed cellars, a fermenting cellar and a workroom, an office and an apartment for the use of the cellar master. Within a few years a further thirty members joined the pioneers in St. Pauls and the cellars were equipped with what was the latest machinery for the time. Dedication and passion were joined by quality as a new guiding principle. The following decades saw a growth not only in membership but also in the quantity of the grapes delivered and stored.
To permit a more delicate processing, the grapes have since the middle of the 1960s been introduced into vats or tubs in the wine cellar without mashing. Previously the usual process had been to tread the grapes in the vineyards with bare feet.
In the following years, new and updated working equipment, as well as the enlargement of the wine cellar buildings, allowed for constant further development and increased production, always with the strictest observance of quality, right until today. This convivial winemaking community today has over 200 farming members and at least two dozen employees, who collectively live their love for wine each day.
A journey through the history of a community
St. Pauls winery in figures
1907 Foundation of the cooperative
Construction of winery building
1908 
1914
60 members
25 years of existence
130 members
1933
1951 Record year
Delivery of over 28,000 quintals (100 kg) of must
50-year anniversary
141 members
1957
1968 Purchase of fully automatic bottling plant
Addition of sales room in yard area
1974
1979
Addition of warehouse and modernisation with steel tanks as well as purchase of lifting platforms
Adaptation of wine store structure and building of meeting room for up to 120 people
1995
2007 100-year anniversary
215 members
Renovation of delivery station and enlargement of underground
2018
2021
Extension and relocation of offices and construction of modern tasting room
Wine cellar
A cellar of character for wines of character
The old walls of our winery also build bridges: from the grapes to the finished wine, from yesterday to today. Centuries-old traditions and the state of the art all combine to ensure each of our wines receives the right treatment – the depths of our wine cellar contain not only modern steel tanks, but also large, aged wooden barrels. Next to these, our leading red and white wines mature over the months and years in the small oak barrels of the barrique cellar in a perfect symbiosis of fruit and wood.
Historic cellars in the centre of St. Pauls
The old walls of the winery
Bunker
A bunker for sparkling wine
Just outside the village, by the Paulsner Feld, our bunker has stood guard since 1937 – having never had (luckily) to fulfil its original purpose: indeed, after World War II it was actually inhabited for a short period of time. It was repurposed at the end of the 1970s, as the constant temperature and humidity inside the bunker has allowed it since 1979 to be used for the making of sparkling wine. Within the walls, several metres thick, over 70,000 bottles are stored: four different vintages of the much-prized Praeclarus.
People
We are the team of St. Pauls winery
Board of Directors
Our 11-member board of directors represents our members and will be elected every 3 years.
In the picture (L to R)
Leimegger Bernhard, Call Erika, Haas Oswald, Folie Karlheinz, Bauer Franziska, Mederle Georg, Kössler Magdalena, Marschall Georg, Plunger Thomas, Endrizzi Rudolf.
Missing in the photo: Ohnewein Daniel
Sales
The sales representatives, under the leadership of Tobias Leimgruber, set off every day to look after our customers and share with them our love of wine. They organise wine presentations, specialist tastings and more besides, while also assisting with order transactions.
Tobias Leimgruber
Sales director
tobias.leimgruber_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 00
Moritz Alessandrini
Sales area Alto Adige (East and North)
moritz.alessandrini_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18 077 26
Julian Ebner
Sales area Alto Adige (West and South)
julian.ebner_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18 077 00
Bledar Murrja
Sales area Provinces of Trento and Belluno
bledar.murrja_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18 077 00
Wine store
Our wine store staff are on hand to offer you friendly and expert advice. You can taste and buy practically all of our wines all year round. We also know exactly which wine will suit each occasion or meal.
We also offer weekly wine seminars and other events such as vineyard tours or visits to the bunker where our sparkling wine is kept.
You can find detailed information on our current events here.
You can find our opening hours here
In the picture (L to R)
Peter Rautscher
Carmen Mölgg
Walter Pergher
Anna Ebner (Wine Store Manager)
Tel: +39 0471 18077 10
vinothek_at_stpauls.wine
administration
The offices of the winery are staffed by nine employees and administrative director Peter Andergassen. This team manages all the winery’s administrative affairs and keeps in touch with clients, suppliers, official bodies and members.
In the picture (L to R): Monika Burger, Gerlinde Morandell, Anita Marschall, Peter Andergassen, Lisa Pomella, Vera Raifer, Elisabeth Zublasing, Daniela Überbacher.
Monika Burger
Quality Management and Safety Issues
monika.burger_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 29
Gerlinde Morandell
Sales Assistant, Overseas
gerlinde.morandell_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 03
Anita Marschall
Accounting
anita.marschall_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 13
Peter Andergassen
Administrative Director
peter.andergassen_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 06
Vera Raifer
Quality management
vera.raifer_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 29
Elisabeth Zublasing
Membership Affairs and Wine Legislation
elisabeth.zublasing_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 15
Daniela Überbacher
(in motherhood)
Back Office
daniela.ueberbacher_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 05
Missing in the photo:
Alexandra Obkircher
Internal Sales, South Tyrol and Europe
alexandra.obkircher_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 02
Alexander Schwarz
Membership Affairs and Wine Legislation
alexander.schwarz_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 15
Martina Tallon
Communication & PR
martina.tallon_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 23
Michael Mantinger
Internal Sales, Italy
michael.mantinger_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 01
Cellar
Our cellar team takes care of advicing our members in the vineyard, to the delivery of the grapes, from the preparation and bottling of the wine right up to delivery to our customers.
In the picture (L to R)
Hannes Eisenstecken (Cellar Employee)
Tommaso Stefanini (Cellar Employee)
Johannes Pichler (Agronomist)
johannes.pichler_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 00
Nicolas Coutarel (Storeroom and Shipping)
Philipp Zublasing (Winemaker)
philipp.zublasing_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 1807700
Graziano Giuliani (Vice winemaker)
graziano.giuliani_at_stpauls.wine
Tel: +39 0471 18077 00
Nicholas Dorigato (Cellar Employee)
Konrad Zublasing (Bottling)
Klaus Pircher (Director, Bottling)
Markus Plunger (Cellar Employee & shipping)
Missing in the photo:
Luca Ferrari (Cellar Employee)
Martin Josef Gufler (Storeroom and Shipping)
Sebastian Belli (Bottling)
Felix Wieser(addetto all'imbottigliamento)