Europe’s highest sparkling winery in Meltina produces excellent sparkling wines from South Tyrolean grapes
Image gallery: Meltina village
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Meltina village forms the heart of the municipality of Meltina on the Monzoccolo, a small centre with shopping, refreshment and accommodation facilities. The light-flooded larch forests on the Salto High Plateau, fragrant coniferous forests and flower-covered meadows invite you to spend your days outdoors. The places here have been known since time immemorial: The place name comes from the Longobard fort of Maletum, which was destroyed by the Franks in the 6th century.
Its centre stretches between Schermoos, the Meltina stream and the road. The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary with its Gothic and Renaissance style elements stands almost exactly at the transition between the lower and the upper village district. A highlight for culture lovers are the Coronation of Mary on the high altar and the predella at the side altar, which depicts the death of Mary and comes from the school of the famous painter and carver Michael Pacher.
But also nature and pleasure are not lacking in Meltina village (Mölten Dorf). Two special and very different places are dedicated to these topics: One of them is the newly opened and freely accessible exhibition "Fossilia". It shows fossils and minerals found around Meltina and at the Giogo di Meltina ridge, as well as fossil tree and plant remains that are hundreds of millions of years old. For connoisseurs, we recommend Europe's highest sparkling winery: It is called Arunda and allows the best sparkling wines to mature for 24 months according to the champagne method. The grapes come from South Tyrolean winegrowers, and the winery itself can be visited.
