Focus on regionality
Gerstl's r30 guarantee
Locally-sourced, fresh, healthy – responsible indulgence at DAS GERSTL Alpine Retreat
Locally sourced, full of flavour, and brought fresh to your table. The most authentic produce from as close by as possible.
We’ve been striving for a long time now to find the best locally produced goods and the most aromatic foods that have genuinely been produced and manufactured in our most immediate surroundings.
South Tyrolean delights have always been important to us at DAS GERSTL Alpine Retreat, but our guarantee is our way of ensuring that our guests are among the most environmentally responsible guests!
Gerstl’s r30 Guarantee
We, your hosts the Gerstl family, have introduced a real “At Home Guarantee” with the R30 seal. A product with this seal guarantees that it has been produced within a range of no more than 30 km. Our aim is to demonstrate our commitment to locally sourced produce and to seasonality!
Lukas Gerstl, together with his team in the kitchen, is responsible for selecting the finest suppliers from the region. It is a key concern for all of the Gerstl family that by selecting suppliers from our area in the most meticulous and environmentally-aware manner, we are also able to support the farmers and wider agricultural community in our valley. The shorter transportation routes also help protect the environment. All regional produce at Das Gerstl Alpine Retreat is labelled with the so that our guests can immediately recognise that it is locally-sourced.
A few of our products bearing the r30 seal
- Beer from Schlanders - for several years, the brewery "Probiers" has been brewing the first beer in the Vinschgau region
- Bread: Pear bread (made from the Williams Christ pear variety which is exclusive to South Tirol), apple bread and other breads from the Angerer bakery in St. Valentin, Jörgl bakery in St. Valentin and Schuster bakery in Laatsch
- Butchery Folie from Reschen – processing of our Gerstl Wagyu cattle and production of sausages
- Butchery Mair from Glurns/Mals
- Cheese from Englhorn in Schleis – Mals and cheese from the local mountain pastures
- Distillery Secci in Mals
- Dried fruits and apple juice from Kandlwaalhof in Laas
- Eggs: migratory hens from Malles, Oberfrinighof from Tanas and Blaas Paul from Graun
- Herbs, elderflower and mint from our very own Gerstl garden
- Home-made jams and juices: made by our Vinschgau farm women from regional products
Honey from the Vallelunga - Hotel's own Wagyu cattle in Langtaufers – prized by connoisseurs for their fine marbling and incomparable flavour
- Seasonal: Asparagus from Kastelbell, strawberries from Schlanders or Schlinig, apricots from Laas and more besides
- Vegetables and Salad: Sunnfolt in Kortsch, Niederegghof in Schlanders, Moleshof in Prato allo Stelvio and Wallnöfer Günther di Laudes
- Vineyard Calvenschlössl in Laatsch including the highest vineyard in Europe: Marienberg vineyard, 1340 m
- Wineries R30: Marinushof, Köflgut, Rebhof in Kastelbell and the Befehlhof in Vetzan with their noble drops
The “At Home Guarantee” at our Venosta SPA
At Das Gerstl, the R30 guarantee doesn’t stop with our culinary delights, but extends to the wellness treatments on offer in our Venosta SPA, which are also adorned with the seal in our SPA brochures. Indulge yourself in a smoothing apple-marble exfoliation with healthy and vitamin-rich apples from the Vinschgau and oils from the Kräuterschlössl herb farm in Goldrain.
With our high-quality cosmetic line made from local mountain herbs, minerals, and spring water, every skin type can find the optimal care. In collaboration with pharmacist Dr. Martina Garber, Marion Gerstl, the sister of host Lukas Gerstl, has developed these skincare products specifically for our DAS GERSTL Alpine Retreat.
Strengthening regionality
Our r30 producers & partners
Kuntrawant Coffee
The word “Kuntrawant” derives from the Italian noun “contrabbando”, which means “smuggling”. This reference is no coincidence, since a lot of coffee was smuggled from the Grisons to the Vinschgau Valley until the 1970s. Josef Gander from Prad am Stilfserjoch continues this extraordinary history of the coffee trade in the Vinschgau and roasts "smuggler's coffee" as a matter of passion. Taste his coffee at our hotel bar.
www.kuntrawant.com
Genuss Gruber
The "Genuss-Gruber" is already in its 2nd generation of producing and selling bacon, salami and other South Tyrolean specialities, which you will also find in our "Stone cellar".
www.genuss-gruber.com
Fisolgut Hof
Have you already tasted our spicy and crunchy bread? It is homemade and comes from the Fisolgut-Hof in Schlanders!
www.fisolgut.com
KRÄUTERREBELLEN
The herbs come from the Edelweiss-kingdom of the Stilfserjoch National Park. Many Alpine herbs are reaped and refined with passion. Enjoy a cup of original Vinschger tea in our spa, in our hotel bar or in your room!
www.rebellen.it
AUSSERLORETZHOF DISTILLERY
Enjoy high-percentage tipples of pleasure, produced with much love and patience in the family distillery in Laas.
www.ausserloretzhof.it
CALVENSCHLÖSSL WINERY
A passionate love of wine is what gives rise to passionate wine here.
www.calvenschloessl.eu
ANSTEIN JUICE PRODUCER
Apple juice tastes naturally sweet, is refreshing and rich in vitamins and minerals.
And what's even better: every sip you enjoy is freshly pressed in Schluderns, a short distance from DAS GERSTL Alpine Retreat!
KANDLWAALHOF
Are you wondering where our delicious dried fruit gets its intense flavour? It is produced in Laas at 900 m above sea level!
www.luggin.net/kandlwaalhof.html
MARINUSHOF Winery
Continuing along the sunny side of the Vinschgau Valley, the Marinushof's highly limited area is perfectly suited for growing grapes. The vineyards found there are the ideal location for Burgundy varieties – see for yourself!
www.marinushof.it
ANGERER BAKERY
The Angerer bakery only uses ingredients from the region to make its bread. Most of the grain is home-grown or procured from local arable farmers.
www.backstube.it
JÖRGL'S BAKEHOUSE
You will find specialities from the confectionery and handmade special breads made according to our own recipes using natural basic ingredients. Give it a try!
GERSTL'S WAGYU BREEDING
The Wagyu cattle from Langtaufers are fed solely on hay and grow very slowly; meat connoisseurs hold them in high esteem for their fine marbling and unrivalled meat flavour!
