toerggelen suedtirol kastanien wein
toerggelen suedtirol kastanien wein

Toerggelen

A South Tyrolean custom revolving around young wine and autumnal delights

In late autumn, when the grapes have been harvested and the young wine is maturing in the cellar, a very special season begins in many parts of South Tyrol. Around Caldaro and Termeno on the South Tyrolean Wine Road, the wine taverns and farm inns - so called Buschenschänken - then open their doors for the traditional Törggelen.

This old custom gets its name from the ‘Torggl’, the traditional wooden wine press. The term is derived from the Latin word ‘torquere’, which means ‘to press’. Traditionally, the Torggl was also the place where the new wine was tasted for the first time – the origin of today’s Törggelen.

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