Distillates from The Dolomites
“It is not necessary to be crazy to distill a great liquour, but it helps immensely”. A 14th-century document already mentioned the Plunhof at Siusi allo Sciliar (Seis am Schlern). In the past, the company was part of the land properties of the Hauenstein Castle and was therefore owned by no less than poet Oswald von Wolkenstein. Yet not even his vivid fantasy might have imagined that world-class and internationally famous fine spirits and fruit liquours would be born here, 1000 metres above sea level. Today, Zu Plun is the distillery of the Dolomites that makes gins, rhums, liquours and grappas using mountain ingredients. The Dol Gin, made with Dolomitic plants, is certainly the one that best represents this area. There are many traces of this region in this liquour. The one that is probably most suited to the current trends is the Yellow Gin, in which the juniper aroma is enriched with the essence of lemons from the Garda region. The Grenoir is made with pomegranate, and finally the Salz Gin is enriched with salt and oysters.
The Zu Plun distillery selects the marc for the production of its high purity Sylvaner grappa from the Köferer Hof vineyard in Novacella near Bressanone.
Grappa Traminer. Despite the name, the Gewürztraminer (or aromatic Traminer) most likely does not come from the South Tyrolean plateau, but perhaps has its origin in Egypt, or in the darkness of the times. However, for hundreds of years this decidedly full-bodied and aromatic white wine of excellent quality has been grown in the Termeno area.
South Tyrolean pink Moscato grappa. The limpid pink ruby-colored muscat is a real rarity among South Tyrolean vines; It is said that the Prince of Campofranco had it in his suitcase when he moved from Sicily to Caldaro in the mid-nineteenth century. Despite its southern origins, it is easy to find the renowned variety in the mountains of the South...
The Grappa di Amarone Zu Plun is the result of the distillation of the pomace from the pressing of the grapes from which the renowned Amarone della Valpolicella is obtained. The skill of the master distiller Florian Rabanser contributes to further enhancing the aromatic bouquet of the marc. The result? A grappa with a strong perfume, an enveloping and...
Plum brandy old. For the plum brandy from the Zu Plun distillery use is made exclusively of typical plums of South Tyrol farms, which are grown directly by Plunhof at about 1100 m altitude. The plums that grow in this climate characterised by strong temperature oscillations are small and compact, with a more concentrated aroma than common fruits.
Moscato is part of traditional heirlooms and is produced in all colour shades, the best known of which is the light white wine with its subtle peppery raisin note. The Moscato Grappa by Zu Plun includes three vine varieties, which make it a truly special distillate: yellow, gold and pink Moscato. The pink Moscato gives this distillate its soft, fruity...
Gewürztraminer Grappa Old stands out with all the typical features of the basic distillate: a full-bodied, multi-layered Grappa with an intense flowery bouquet, produced using pomace from the areas around the wine village of Termeno. Gewürztraminer Grappa Old is the original answer by Zu Plun to the long-debated question of the real origin of this famous...