Winemaker
Martin Lemayr
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Cornaiano, Italy
i. Biography
Martin Lemayr is the winemaker at Cantina Colterenzio · Kellerei Schreckbichl in Cornaiano, where his work moves between precision and restraint, and where the character of the estate is reflected in the way he approaches his wines. Born in Eppan, he studied at the High School for Agricultural Science in Auer, building the technical foundation for a career that would later take him beyond South Tyrol. In his cellar work, LR and Blauburgunder Lafóa stand as named points of reference, the kinds of wines that define a winemaker’s hand not through excess, but through clarity.
The Climb
Martin Lemayr trained at High School for Agricultural Science in Auer, a first step that grounded his path in agriculture and viticulture before he went on to complete 2-year training for wine technicians in Germany. That progression—local roots followed by focused technical training—suggests a professional formation shaped as much by discipline as by curiosity. Today, Martin is winemaker of Cantina Colterenzio · Kellerei Schreckbichl, and the role places him at the center of the winery’s day-to-day expression, where decisions in the cellar ultimately become the wines that carry the estate’s name.
Today
At the Cornaiano winery, Lemayr works as winemaker, with his attention fixed on the balance between identity and precision. LR is his exclusive white wine blend made from Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Pinot Blanc, and it is described as joining the ranks of the white super South Tyroleans—an acknowledgment of the wine’s place within a distinguished local conversation. Alongside it stands Blauburgunder Lafóa, another named work that extends his range into Pinot Nero. On the Pinot Nero project, he has said: “We started this project by looking for the best Pinot Nero vineyards out of all Colterenzio's property.” The line reveals the patient logic behind the wine: selection first, then expression, with the vineyard search itself forming part of the story.
Signature
Martin's signature wines include Blauburgunder Lafóa. It is one of the clearest signposts of his style, a wine that sits alongside LR in defining the contours of his output at the estate. Where LR speaks in the language of blend and white varietal harmony, Blauburgunder Lafóa gives form to his Pinot Nero work, anchoring his reputation in a wine that is named as a signature rather than an aside.
In Their Words “We started this project by looking for the best Pinot Nero vineyards out of all Colterenzio's property.”
Recognition
The clearest recognition in Lemayr’s work sits in the wines themselves: LR, a three-variety white blend with Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Pinot Blanc, and Blauburgunder Lafóa. Together they show the two poles named in his output at the estate: an exclusive white blend and a Pinot Nero wine. In that pairing, his work at Cantina Colterenzio · Kellerei Schreckbichl in Cornaiano comes into focus—not as a list of titles, but as a coherent cellar identity shaped by training, selection and a careful sense of place.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Martin
What is Martin Lemayr's current role?
As of 2026, Martin Lemayr is Winemaker.
Where did Martin Lemayr train or study?
Martin Lemayr trained at High School for Agricultural Science in Auer and 2-year training for wine technicians in Germany.
