[...]" My grandfather spent a few years of his early youth in Val Venosta (he called the Finska Vintschgau) to do the "hunger", ie the family, that is to work with a family of farmers, usually to care for the stable and perform light work in the country. He was not paid, except perhaps a small fee for Christmas. The family therefore, provide only for its maintenance. He worked as they used then, the stars through the roof.
But in return he learned German well, probably the Tyrolean dialect, and so, after a few years, I think towards the '78 he went to Germany to do the 'eisenponero ", that he was employed as a laborer in the construction of railways. He worked in Saxony, where but for an accident fractured a leg and had to return. I remember that he often complained of this also as an old man's leg, which forced him to use the stick. He had learned how to work wood staves and in that capacity came to S. Michele , I think around 1880, where he met and married my grandmother Joan. It was a beautiful brunette girl with sweet face and expressive, as it appears in a picture that I still at home. In a few years he had four children, two boys and two girls. His death was a tragedy for my grandfather. Although it was still a young man did not want to remarry.
The Pilgrims were in the country one of the most respectable families and for those times one of the most affluent. They had several campaigns: the Hill, the caesura, the Giaurost, Gizzoni the campaigns that are still the property of their descendants.
In 1885, that after only five years, with his brother and brother Angelo Romano founded the company, which was called " Fratelli Endrizzi . The initial site was probably in the house Pellegrini, where there was also a cellar. The administrative part I think it was initially treated by his uncle Roman, who was the brain between the three partners. My grandfather probably took care of the winery with his brother Angelo.
These two brothers in a few years bought the Masetto, one of the finest farms in the valley, already owned by Count Thun, who was said to possess one hundred farms. But not only bought the farm, few years later, in 1896, built the present winery, or rather the north, with the floor above where they are currently the offices of the company, while the South was built by my father, I believe around 1910.
In those early years as the company grew in the local market and nearby regions of the Austrian Empire which then belonged, in the Tyrol, Carinthia, Vorarlberg and also in eastern Switzerland. When I did the research for the name I could find that cauldron the first three Trent Caldaro barrels were exported by us in 1897 in Carinthia, and shortly after a car full of 100 hectoliters was sent to Switzerland. Switzerland became the largest market for Swiss customers and we remained faithful to the World War II. They sold wines with names of local varieties: Teroldego , Negrara, Nosiola and the famous or Tiroler Spezial Spezial, a wine from the hills, a mix of slaves, and Rossara Negrara, which were then prevalent varieties in our hills. Then there was the Kretzer, a rosé Teroldego and slaves. The score was composed of small importers, especially from innkeepers, hoteliers and some private. He sold everything in wooden casks, the smallest of 25/30 liters, the largest of 7 liters. Did not exist nor the carboys, bottles or the. And even the bottle was almost a classic rarity, a luxury item, which was eaten only on special occasions.
The only wine "worthy" of the bottle was "Masetto Nero" made from the grapes more color charges (tannins and anthocyanins), which were described as "black" were Teroldego and local varieties such as Lagrein and Cabernet and Merlot imported at the turn of 800 and 900 from France.
The other grapes that is the "Slave, and Negrara Rossara" were called "red".
Only later came the "Masetto Bianco" perhaps a cuvee of "Burgundy White Riesling and Nosiola. At the time of my grandfather and my father's wines were designated the place of origin, as in France and not by the name of the grape as in Germany. "
But in return he learned German well, probably the Tyrolean dialect, and so, after a few years, I think towards the '78 he went to Germany to do the 'eisenponero ", that he was employed as a laborer in the construction of railways. He worked in Saxony, where but for an accident fractured a leg and had to return. I remember that he often complained of this also as an old man's leg, which forced him to use the stick. He had learned how to work wood staves and in that capacity came to S. Michele , I think around 1880, where he met and married my grandmother Joan. It was a beautiful brunette girl with sweet face and expressive, as it appears in a picture that I still at home. In a few years he had four children, two boys and two girls. His death was a tragedy for my grandfather. Although it was still a young man did not want to remarry.
The Pilgrims were in the country one of the most respectable families and for those times one of the most affluent. They had several campaigns: the Hill, the caesura, the Giaurost, Gizzoni the campaigns that are still the property of their descendants.
In 1885, that after only five years, with his brother and brother Angelo Romano founded the company, which was called " Fratelli Endrizzi . The initial site was probably in the house Pellegrini, where there was also a cellar. The administrative part I think it was initially treated by his uncle Roman, who was the brain between the three partners. My grandfather probably took care of the winery with his brother Angelo.
These two brothers in a few years bought the Masetto, one of the finest farms in the valley, already owned by Count Thun, who was said to possess one hundred farms. But not only bought the farm, few years later, in 1896, built the present winery, or rather the north, with the floor above where they are currently the offices of the company, while the South was built by my father, I believe around 1910.
In those early years as the company grew in the local market and nearby regions of the Austrian Empire which then belonged, in the Tyrol, Carinthia, Vorarlberg and also in eastern Switzerland. When I did the research for the name I could find that cauldron the first three Trent Caldaro barrels were exported by us in 1897 in Carinthia, and shortly after a car full of 100 hectoliters was sent to Switzerland. Switzerland became the largest market for Swiss customers and we remained faithful to the World War II. They sold wines with names of local varieties: Teroldego , Negrara, Nosiola and the famous or Tiroler Spezial Spezial, a wine from the hills, a mix of slaves, and Rossara Negrara, which were then prevalent varieties in our hills. Then there was the Kretzer, a rosé Teroldego and slaves. The score was composed of small importers, especially from innkeepers, hoteliers and some private. He sold everything in wooden casks, the smallest of 25/30 liters, the largest of 7 liters. Did not exist nor the carboys, bottles or the. And even the bottle was almost a classic rarity, a luxury item, which was eaten only on special occasions.
The only wine "worthy" of the bottle was "Masetto Nero" made from the grapes more color charges (tannins and anthocyanins), which were described as "black" were Teroldego and local varieties such as Lagrein and Cabernet and Merlot imported at the turn of 800 and 900 from France.
The other grapes that is the "Slave, and Negrara Rossara" were called "red".
Only later came the "Masetto Bianco" perhaps a cuvee of "Burgundy White Riesling and Nosiola. At the time of my grandfather and my father's wines were designated the place of origin, as in France and not by the name of the grape as in Germany. "
Franco Endrici
Current owners of Cantina Endrizzi, Paul and Christine Thomas Endrici and Kemmler, exportmanager.
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