Not far from Merano, Italy stands a very interesting vineyard: Castel Monreale. Here’s a bottle of their great red, a picture I took later with the backdrop of Lake Como.
http://www.rametz.com/italiano/cabernet-aa-doc-castello-2015-125-46915.html
So, here’s the locale: not bad, eh?
The grape plants shown in the next 3 pictures are about 75 years old and planted in the old style, which is very labor intensive because no mechanization can be used.
The cortile of the castle:
