It is creativity, experience and great passion that unites the local must and juice producers from Upper Austria. “Our work also changes from year to year – we are always dependent on nature,” says Stefan Höllhuber from the cider cellar of the same name. In order to create a truly excellent product, one thing is required above all: “The feeling. You don’t follow the recipe at all,” says the young cider cellar master, who maintains the family business together with his father.
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Young sommelier Christian Lackner also knows how important a special note is in the drinks. In the specially created cider “Good Lack”, it is the “floral note” of the elderflower that makes the drink from the Hofkellerei in Walding so special. With only 3.5 percent volume, it is “the perfect drink for an evening around the campfire,” says Lackner. The creation is also ideal for flavoring sweet dishes – which the guests at the Mostdipf Gala were able to see for themselves with the dessert. The crucial thing when creating cider: “We make sure that we only use the best fruit from the orchard.”
Fruit growing has a tradition
Fruit growing has been a tradition at the Roithmeier family’s Kronbergerhof since 1979. Apples and pears, cherries, plums and apricots as well as peaches and grapes thrive on 35 hectares, which is reflected in a diverse selection. Georg Roithmeier himself has been working at the company in Scharten (Eferding district) for 20 years and pampers his customers with “everything that fruit production has to offer”: from fresh fruit and dried fruits to juices and must in all variations to liqueurs and jams, everything is there , what your heart desires.
The non-alcoholic apple frizzante from Johanna Hopfner from Naarn (Perg district) is unusual and unique to date. With this creation, she shows how versatile and contemporary the traditional drink cider can now be interpreted. The wormwood extract is responsible for the “delicately bitter finish”. “I like to drink tonic and like the bitter note,” says Hopfner, explaining how the idea for the new product came about. A special vacuum process for distillation removes the alcohol from the fruit wine. “This preserves the aroma in the best possible way.”
Awards for the Upper Austrian must farmers
This year they once again demonstrated their high level of quality with farm-produced food at the “Ab-Hof-Messe Wieselburg”. 22 trophies and 200 gold medals went to Upper Austria this year – and also the title “Producer of the Year”.
- 16 Golden Pears for fruit processing companies: Stefanie and Johann Steiner, Pabneukirchen (3); Humer z’Reith Mistlbacher family, Leonding (2); Apfelhof Wilhelm, Martin Groschupfer, Enns; Tanja and Josef Deisinger, Katsdorf; Firlingerhof Family Hubmer, Scharten (“Producer of the Year”); Silke and Markus Hofbauer, Leonding; Höllhuber’s Most Juice Cider, Nussbach; Edeltraud and Karl Huemer, Scharten; Kronbergerhof Roithmeier family, Scharten; Karin Maleninsky, Enns; Andreas Moser, Mitterkirchen; Niedermayer’s Juices, Taufkirchen; Schedlberger family, Aschach
- Six Golden Stamps for fruit processing companies: Willi Burgstaller, Waldzell (2); Aloisia Eder, Mondsee; Firlingerhof Family Hubmer, Scharten; Thomas Hausjell, Lenzing; Andreas Moser, Mitterkirchen
- A gold medal: Aitzetmüller family, Laakirchen; Loderbauer apple farm, Gmunden; Stockingergut Martin Brandlmayr, Gunskirchen; Aloisia Eder, Mondsee; Leopold Finner, Linz; Leonhard Grabmair, Buchkirchen; Hintersteininger family, St. Thomas; Hoffeiner, Kremsmünster; Rosi Huber, Weyregg; Edeltraud and Karl Huemer, Scharten; Walter Mehlhart, St. Pantaleon; Nussböckgut family Velechovsky, Leonding; Obergut Thomas Ober, Braunau; Kronbergerhof Roithmeier family, Scharten; Schedlberger family, Aschach; Hermann Schobesberger, Puchkirchen; Stefanie and Johann Steiner, Pabneukirchen; Traunsecco, Thalheim; Andreas Zehetner, St. Marien
- Two gold medals: Apfelhof Wilhelm Martin Groschupfer, Enns; Maria and Robert Brandner, Kronstorf; Dexheimer Stadlbrennerei, Haslach; Matthias Gasteiger, Bad Ischl; Daniel Hacker, Gunskirchen; Julian Hager, Pichl near Wels; Christian Hufnagl, alcove; Bernhard Kitzmüller, Goldwörth; Metz factory, Enns; Reiter Nature Farm, Laakirchen; Niedermayer’s Juices, Taufkirchen; Reichl Edelbrennerei, Oberhofen; Rosner Distillery, Ungenach; Heidi and Rudi Wiesmayr, Scharten; Josef Widegger, St. Roman
- Three gold medals: Thauerböck organic distillery, Kaltenberg; Hauder Distillery, Niederwaldkirchen; Sallmannsberg Herb Manufactory, Prambachkirchen; Christof Moser, Tragwein; Michael Purtauf, Schiedlberg
- Four gold medals: Johann Derflinger, pucking; Firlingerhof Family Hubmer, Scharten; Josef Nackmair, Ohlsdorf; Thomas Hausjell, Lenzing; Wilfried Hirschvogel, Thening; Dicker Court Distillery, Gilgenberg; Hofkellerei Lackner, Walding; Karin Maleninsky, Enns; Peter Scalet, Herzogsdorf
- Five gold medals: Silke and Markus Hofbauer, Leonding; Gerald Rohrhuber Mostschänke, Wilhering
- Six and seven gold medals: 6: Tanja and Josef Deisinger, Katsdorf; Humer z’Reith Mistlbacher family, Leonding; Wolfgang Schober, Naarn; 7: Andreas Moser, Mitterkirchen
- Nine, eleven and 14 gold medals: 9: Pankrazhofer Eder family, Tragwein; 11: Höllhuber’s Most Juice Cider, Nussbach; 14: Willi Burgstaller, Waldzell
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