Distillery
Bruno Pilzer
Producer associated with Distilleria Pilzer, operating in Val di Cembra (Trento). The range includes brandy (e.g. Portegnac 15 years), grappa, fruit spirits and gin; the company combines traditional methods with local innovation.
- Faver (Portegnac) · Trentino-Alto Adige · Italy
- Since 1957
- 2 products
The story
The business originated from Vincenzo Pilzer's idea in the late 1950s; the family operation has grown over time and is now carried on by the second generation, with Bruno (and his brother Ivano) involved in management and product development. The facility was moved and reorganised in Portegnac (a hamlet of Faver, Val di Cembra) with new equipment in the 2000s, maintaining a strong connection to the Trentino territory.
Production philosophy
Respect for local tradition and raw materials, combined with research and innovation: the company states it aims to enhance the Val di Cembra area and its resources (spring waters, grapes and fruit), with attention to quality and slow artisanal processing.
Territory
Val di Cembra (Trentino), based in Portegnac / Faver, in the Trentino Dolomites.
Production method
Traditional distillation using discontinuous pot stills (bain-marie), use of copper pot stills and careful separation of heads and tails; stainless steel tanks are used for fermentations in preparatory phases when necessary. The method is applied to pomace (for grappa) as well as to wine, fruit and botanicals.
Distillation
Discontinuous pot stills heated by bain-marie (copper pot stills) with separate management of distillate fractions; traditional practices combined with modern technologies to preserve aromas.
Ageing
Aging in wooden barrels for aged spirits (e.g. Portegnac 15 years); generally use of wood maturation depending on the product.
Characteristics
- Type
- Distillery
- City
- Faver (Portegnac)
- Categories
- aged Italian brandy
- artisan grappa
- aged grappas
- fruit spirits
- craft gin
- liqueurs
- Raw materials
- grapes
- grape pomace
- fruit
- Casks and ageing vessels
- oak barrels
- Representative products
- Brandy Portegnac 15 years - 70cl - Gift boxed
- Brandy Portegnac 15 years - 70cl - Wooden case
- Grappa Delmé (blend of grappa and aged grappa)
- Williams pear eau-de-vie
What makes it distinctive
- Family business founded in the 1950s (origin with Vincenzo Pilzer).
- Headquarters and production located in Val di Cembra (Portegnac/Faver, Trentino).
- Produces an aged brandy called Portegnac 15 years.