The Lavis wine-makers cooperative traces its origins to 1850, when the Cembran family built the initial core of the current production unit. It was officially formed in 1948 by 14 independent winemakers and grew in the years that followed, due partly to acquisitions of other producers, including mergers with the Salorno Cooperative of South Tyrol in 1969 and Cantina Sociale di Cembra in 2003. The terrain of the Cantina La-Vis vineyards is a complex jumble of hills, hollows, and steep slopes. Lying at altitudes of 200 to 800 metres, the vineyards are the source of variety and rich sensory experiences, with delicate white grapes growing on the upper slopes and robust, full-bodied reds at lower levels.