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Cantina Terlano: Growing three white varieties separately and blending them together
A growers’ cooperative established in Alto Adige in 1893. Early on, they focused on white wines, producing blends like Nova Domus. The Italian name is Cantina Terlano, and the German name is Kellerei Terlan.
Check Nova Domus 2023’s blend, the altitude for each variety, and malolactic fermentation. Read the decisions made before blending the white wines.
Questions for this course
For a blend of the same whites, do all three varieties undergo the same MLF?
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Italy / Alto Adige / Terlano
Aliases & spellings: Kellerei Terlan / Terlan / Terlano
Update date: 2026-09-24
White wine with a 70-25-5 blend
Nova Domus 2023 is composed of 70% Pinot Bianco, 25% Chardonnay, and 5% Sauvignon Blanc. Pinot Bianco is the Italian name for Pinot Blanc. Even among white wines, this blend brings together three varieties, and you can check the composition table for the principal and supporting grapes.
Altitude varies depending on the variety
The vineyard altitude is 500–600m for Pinot Bianco and 300–350m for the other two varieties. When considering the differences among the three grape varieties, note that the growing locations also differ, not just the variety names. These figures describe the raw materials of Nova Domus and do not indicate the maximum cultivation altitudes for each variety.
MLF lots
Fermentation uses large 30 hL wooden barrels. Malolactic fermentation is carried out partially, limited to Pinot Bianco and Chardonnay. MLF is the process of converting malic acid to lactic acid. Do not interpret this as the entire finished blend undergoing MLF; specify the treatments for each variety.
Time on lees and blending
Aged for 12 months in large wooden barrels with fine lees, and blended 3 months before bottling, as described. When you line up barrel fermentation, MLF, lees aging, and blending, you see differences in the processes not apparent from vessel names alone.
What to align and what to compare.
Blending
- Conditions to standardize
- 2023 whites
- Conditions for comparison.
- 70%・25%・5%
- Additional points to confirm
- Check the synonyms for Pinot Bianco
Vineyard
- Conditions to standardize
- The ingredients of the same label
- Conditions for comparison.
- 500–600m and 300–350m
- Additional points to confirm
- Do not attribute results to the effect of the variety alone
Process
- Conditions to standardize
- Fermentation and aging in large wooden casks
- Conditions for comparison.
- Varieties subject to partial MLF
- Additional points to confirm
- Leave the pre-blending treatment
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Cantina Terlano source reading: Growing three white varieties separately and blending them together
Verify the ingredients and processes in the materials and consider reasons for differences.
The numbers are based on documentation from the indicated year, or the product description at the time of confirmation. Descriptions without a vintage do not guarantee specifications for all vintages.
| Comparison items | Pinot Bianco | Chardonnay / Sauvignon Blanc |
|---|---|---|
| Blending | 70% | 25%／5% |
| Vineyard elevation | 500〜600m | Both are 300–350 m. |
| Varieties subject to partial MLF | Subject | Only Chardonnay targeted |
| Aging on the lees | 12 months in large wooden casks | 12 months in large wooden casks |
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What is the main component of the blend?
The grape section in the documentation lists them as 70, 25, and 5 in order. Pinot Bianco is an alternate name for Pinot Blanc, so do not count it as a different variety from that used in the grape course.
How is MLF pronounced?
The material lists partial MLF alongside the affected varieties. Just because two varieties are mentioned does not mean all lots of both varieties have completed the process.
What can be directly inferred from altitude variation?
The altitude shown here is raw material information for an individual product. It is not used as a general cultivation limit or quality ranking, but is treated as a comparative condition where grape variety and vineyard both change at the same time.
Basis and sources for the exercise
Practice exercises in comparison
Compare the raw materials and processes in the documentation, and explain the choices made by the producer.
Read examples of organizing comparisons
| Conditions for Comparison | Pinot Bianco | Chardonnay / Sauvignon Blanc |
|---|---|---|
| Blending | 70% | 25%／5% |
| Vineyard elevation | 500〜600m | Both are 300–350 m. |
| Varieties subject to partial MLF | Subject | Only Chardonnay targeted |
| Aging on the lees | 12 months in large wooden casks | 12 months in large wooden casks |
Sources of materials used for comparison are listed in the text and exercises.
Explain in your own words
Describe the blending ratios, altitudes, and MLF for the three varieties, and explain the purpose of separating winemaking before blending.
Check after writing
- Did you confuse the correspondence for the three varieties?
- Confirm whether partial MLF has not been made into full MLF
- Did it indicate when the blend was made before bottling?
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