Yesterday we already had the first overview of our South Tyrolean white wine varieties and today we would like to complete it. A few very tasty wines are still missing. So let’s get started right away. The Riesling This noble variety from Germany was brought to South Tyrol in the 19th century. In contrast to […]
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South Tyrolean white wines – An overview
Did you know that more than two thirds of the wines grown in South Tyrol are white? We’ll introduce you to a few of them today: The Pinot Blanc Pinot Blanc is said to have been cultivated in South Tyrol for the first time around 1850. After the variety developed magnificently, it became – along […]
The Hokaido pumpkin – extremely versatile, extremely tasty
Our Hokaido pumpkins will soon be ripe. Hooray! They have really developed splendidly and we are very much looking forward to processing them and certainly sharing a recipe or two with you. If you don’t want to miss the recipes, sign up for our newsletter where we always have a “recipe of the week” for […]
How is whisky actually made?
A look into the whisky production at PUNI DISTILLERY We have already told you a bit about PUNI DISTILLERY – Italy’s first whisky distillery. Today we would like to tell you how the unique whiskies from PUNI are produced. The first whisky distillery in Italy. Malting Only malted grain is used for the creation of […]
PUNI DISTILLERY -Italy’s first whisky distillery
In the beginning was passion The passion for good whisky. Master builder Albert Ebensperger discovered this during a sommelier course in the 90s. He planned and pondered for years and in 2010 laid the foundation stone for Italy’s first whisky distillery in Glurns: The PUNI DISTILLERY. Since then, the passion for whisky has united the […]
The South Tyrolean “Palabir” pear and its festival
The tasty and healthy rarity… The Pala pear or Turkish pear has always had the reputation of being particularly healthy. In South Tyrol it is also known as the summer apothecary pear. Because a long time ago it was actually prescribed by doctors and pharmacists. In the west of South Tyrol, more precisely in Vinschgau, […]
Björn Freitag cooks boundlessly delicious in Brixen
It’s worth a look! We have a very dear regular customer who always points us to reports, reports and documentaries about our beautiful South Tyrol. Yesterday he once again sent us an e-mail with a link to a particularly beautiful report about Brixen. The German TV and star chef Björn Freitag visits Brixen and makes […]
Apple Harvest in South Tyrol
Apple Harvest – Apfelernte O what delight, to climb the treesAnd climb around in the swaying branches! O welche Lust, auf die Bäume steigenUnd klettern umher in den schwanken Zweigen! We have to stretch, we have to bend down,To pick the apples and pears and plums. Wir müssen uns recken, müssen uns bücken,Die Äpfel und […]
Speck Alto Adige PGI – What does this abbreviation mean?
South Tyrolean Speck PGI? Do you know the meaning of this abbreviation? So let’s do a little commodity science today: The South Tyrolean mark burnt into the rind seals the genuine South Tyrolean Speck PGI. The abbreviation PGI stands for “protected geographical indication”, a seal awarded by the European Union for products that are produced […]
The St. Michael Eppan Winery
Eppan is the largest wine-growing community in the whole of South Tyrol and has some of the very best vineyards in the area. St. Valentin, Schulthaus, Gleif or Montiggl are just a few of the very special cru’s. The St. Michael-Eppan winery succeeds in responding to the special features of the individual sites and grape […]