To get myself excited for the change in weather, I will reminisce on my experience called Törggelen-a South Tyrolean tradition I enjoyed last year with my friend Kiley, her boyfriend and his brother and friend from Vorarlberg. The tradition is based upon the harvest of the wine grape. Each Autumn when the mountain forests are painted with warm hues, local wine growers open up their homes and farm houses to guests to try the sweet and slightly fizzy "new wine". This is matched perfectly with roasted chestnuts, Speck( type of bacon or prosciutto), cheese, smoked sausages, potatoes,“Blattler” with sauerkraut, Kürbis (pumpkin, squash, vegetable) soup, “Schlutzkrapfen” (a kind of ravioli), homemade sausages and salt meat with sauerkraut, a butcher’s platter and sweet doughnuts. Be prepared to eat and drink! We had an amazing evening, the air was crisp and the Bauernhof (farmhouse)had a warm and cozy wooden dining area. All people were in good spirits-the family next to us from Bayern (Bavaria) was also rosy cheeked dressed in their traditional attire. It wasn't until we left our warm surroundings till we felt the fizzy wine dance in our heads!
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