Artistically laid out dry stonewalls support the vineyard terraces on south-facing slopes of the valle di Cembra. Due to the discovery of a "Situla", a bronze vessel that was found near Doss Caslir, it is supposed that wine was grown in this area as early as in the Prerhaetian age. On the opposite side of the valley the earth pyramids of Segonzano as well as the quarrying of porphyry rock can be admired.

The vineyards extend up the valley between porphyry rock and copses. The vines are trained over pergolas. This place still offers all the naturalness of meticulous winegrowing. The soil is tilled or is kept open and turfed. The Schiava grape is grown in altitudes between 300 and 500 metres above sea level.

The Schiava is the most widely-grown red wine in the Dolomite region. Presumably, this vine came to the country during the time of the Longobard invasions. Here, even various sub-varieties of Schiava can be found and so for this reason, this vine is considered to be autochthonous. The grape is at its best if grown on light and warm land from glacial and alluvial deposits on porphyry rock - a specific feature of the vineyards in some Dolomite valleys.

With pergola cultivation, the work on vines can only be done by hand. The terrain as well as the way of training vines over pergolas do not permit the use of heavy machinery. Therefore, the grapes have to be picked by hand.f

The state of the weather and the altitude of the vineyards determine the time of grape harvest, which usually takes place between the first and third week in October. The hand picked whole grapes are conveyed to the local winery in open containers, where they are pressed (the stalks are removed). Fermentation follows the traditional method as does the ageing of the wine.