The de Vescovi family has been tending vines in the Piana Rotaliana area of Trentino since the 18th century. Mention of the de Vescovi and their feuds is found in chronicles from the 17th century, and an eponymous fortress over the village of Mezzacorona, making for eloquent proof of the family's deep-rooted origins. Teroldego is the regions finest native red wine grape, apt for producing robust, richly colored reds with layered bouquet of crushed black currants, blue flowers and herbs. The de Vescovi family began vinifying and bottling the estate grown Teroldego grapes in the first decade of the 20th century. After World War II the grandfather of today's owner Giulio de Vescovi discontinued the bottling activity and opted for selling their grapes to a local co-op cellar for a couple of decades. In recent years Giulio de Vescovi resumed the family tradition for estate bottling, taking full advantage of his graduate degree in Viticulture and Enology at the Institute San Michele all'Adige. To value the historical background of his family estate, Giulio decided to include the family's ancient Austrian surname of his ancestors: Ulzbach, which literally translates as Walnuts Creek. The complete name of the winery is now de Vescovi-Ulzbach.


de Vescovi-Ulzbach vineyards consist of only 10 ha planted entirely with the native rape Teroldego and are concentrated in two of Trentino's most prized vineyard sites in Rotaliano; Rauti-Camorz and Fron. About 5 ha of the 10 ha estate are planted with 50+ year old Pergola. The mountainous sites of Rauti-Camorz and Fron are comprised of much less fertile mountainside soils of Rotaliano rather than the more fertile flatlands. To tame the innate vigor of Teroldego, low fertility soil is required to naturally limit Teroldego's exuberant vigor and high grape yields. The soil composition in the Rauti-Camorz and Fron sites is Dolomite limestone covered with a layer of loose alluvial gravels.




Teroldego presents three main genetic attributes that are evident in de Vescovi wines; High amount of total anthocyanins, naturally high acidity that require softening through low yields, selective hand-picking and malolactic fermentation and hard ripening poly-phenols.










de Vescovi Ulzbach Teroldego are some of the finest examples of Teroldego Rotaliano. They combine organoleptic features that are quite unique; rich inky purple color, lively acidity, spicy bouquet of crushed black currants intermixed with herbal nuances and stony minerality. DVS is ecstatic to have found such a gem of a wine producer.