Juval, situated between the sunny Valley Venosta and the throat of the Valley Senales, under the glaciers of the Alps Ötztaler, in the town of Castelbello. A visit to Castel Juval is always a very exciting experience. The castle includes, the tavern “Schlosswirt”, a farmstead with animals found throughout the local mountains and a wine shop. The wine shop specializes in the excellent white wines from local vineyards on the surrounding slopes that are typical of the Venosta Valley. The museum, inn and winery are Juval’s attempt to unite the local culture with the exotic, including the local agriculture and tourism options from the region.

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We begin our tour with a short walk through the vineyards. During it you will learn all you want to know about the work in the vineyard and the history of Rametz Castle. Then we pay a visit to the wine-growing museum. In its four rooms we can see all kinds of old implements, which were indispensable for the hard work in the vineyards in earlier times. It follows that we then go down into the cellars to find out more about the work there. The 18th century cellar is certainly one of the most beautiful of its kind in the whole of the Burggrafenamt. To round off the tour we sample five of our very best house wines and give you a taste of our delicious “Kaiserspeck” (raw smoked bacon), a typical South Tyrolean product.

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The wonderful Trentino & Alto Adige tour in the foothills of the Dolomites takes in lakes, mountains and wine. In the past several of our regular travellers voted it as their best A&C Italian tour yet. On arrival, we head into Trentino where we start at the award winning Tenuta San Leonardo for lunch with their stunning red wines. Then at Ferrari we enjoy a tasting of their excellent sparkling wines made in the traditional way and the perfect aperitif when matched with the local grana cheese. Our first hotel is in the beautiful but relatively unvisited town of Trento.

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