The Isarco-Eisack Valley is the birthplace of the tradition of the Törggelen outings– hiking up to a farmhouse to enjoy grilled pork, roasted chestnuts, and just-fermented wine. This old tradition arose when the new wine was tasted by farmers and wine merchants between early October and early December. And at the Röck Estate Winery, this tradition has been right at home for a very long time. Along with the year’s new wine or also 750ml bottles from prior vintages, typical dishes and the farm’s own products are served. And no typical Törggelen evening at the Röck Estate Winery would draw to a close without a shot of schnapps or grappa. Konrad Augschöll discovered the passion and tradition of schnapps distilling many years ago, and he has made it a reality with an adventurous spirit.
A typical Törggelen menu at the Röck Estate Winery
• Cutting board of speck farmer’s bacon from the farm’s own hogs and homemade Graukäse aged Tyrolean gray cheese from skim milk
• First course trio (Schlutzkrapfen ravioli, Tyrolean Knödel cheese dumplings and spinach dumplings) or barley soup
• Meat plate (cured pork, homemade sausage, grilled pork ribs, sauerkraut) and potato fritters
• Sweet Villanders fritters with poppy seed, walnut, plum, lingonberry, or apple filling
• Roasted chestnuts
• Shot of schnapps
2 dining rooms, holding 15 or 30 people
Opening hours: Late September to Early December (Thu.-Sun.)
The Röck Estate Winery is situated on the slopes of Villanders Mountain, in the northernmost winegrowing zone of Italy, the Isarco-Eisack Valley, which is internationally renowned for its white wines. As an estate winegrower in Alto Adige-South Tyrol, Konrad Augschöll works 3 hectares (7 acres) and produces typical Isarco Valley varieties on sandy soils mixed with slate. With the winegrowing, particular attention is paid to sustainable measures of care in order to bring healthy and ripe grapes into the winery.
