The apple harvest is always something special.
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Schnitzer Lukas
Organic Producer - Neuwirtshof
„Natural and good“
My red apple varieties get a nicer color with the reflector foil as the sun can thus also reach the apples hidden under the leaves.
My wife cares for our guests who I often meet in the courtyard.
Little reparations and maintenance are part of my job.
We produce apple juice for ourselves and for our guests.
My story
After a few decades of integrated production my father, my wife Astrid and me decided to convert to organic in 2015 and to produce organic apples of the following varieties: Gala, Elstar, Golden Delicious, Pinova, Red Delicious, Braeburn, Fuji, Granny Smith as well as the new Bonita variety.
I prefer resistant varieties because they are less susceptible to disease. Gala is among my favorite varieties. Every year, I feel the tension when harvest time approaches. I’m glad that my favorite variety is the first to be harvested in August. So my impatience has a relatively early end and I can later care about my other apple varieties together with harvest workers. We love our crunchy fruits and so do our guests.
Maybe our Neuwirtshof farm in Rablà near Merano is so popular with guests because they can taste “our” nature: sweet crunchy apples, fresh apple juice, dried fruit or vegetables. They see how we produce and understand the great challenges of organic farming and sustainable interference with nature. The more natural, the more delicious. We all benefit from that.
I prefer resistant varieties because they are less susceptible to disease. Gala is among my favorite varieties. Every year, I feel the tension when harvest time approaches. I’m glad that my favorite variety is the first to be harvested in August. So my impatience has a relatively early end and I can later care about my other apple varieties together with harvest workers. We love our crunchy fruits and so do our guests.
Maybe our Neuwirtshof farm in Rablà near Merano is so popular with guests because they can taste “our” nature: sweet crunchy apples, fresh apple juice, dried fruit or vegetables. They see how we produce and understand the great challenges of organic farming and sustainable interference with nature. The more natural, the more delicious. We all benefit from that.
Where I live
My harvest
Granny Smith
The green gem
With its distinctive colour and acidic flavour, Granny Smith is unique in the apples’ world. Since the other apples could be green with envy!
Appearance:
bright green colour, spherical shape
Features:
compact and crunchy with white pulp
Taste:
acidulous, very refreshing
Bonita
The bittersweet lady
Beauty meets acidity: This bright and smooth crossover between Topaz & Cripps Pink makes the pests stay away, therefore, it is especially popular in organic farming.
Availability
January - May
Appearance:
opaque radiant red colour on creamy background, homogeneous shape, very smooth shell
Features:
juicy and crunchy bite
Taste:
aromatic with pronounced acidity
Royal Gala
The elegant precocity
The tasty gala appears every summer in its reddish yellow shell and the new apple season begins.
Appearance:
smooth shell, spherical shape, slightly conical, pale yellow base colour with bright red and striped cover
Features:
crispy and juicy with firm pulp
Taste:
refreshing, sweet with little acidity
Red Delicious
Red seduction
The image of the Red Delicious is difficult to resist. Seeing red can be really nice. And the red flavour is even more beautiful!
Appearance:
dark red colour, conical shape, oblong
Features:
juicy with very white pulp
Taste:
sweet, very aromatic with relatively slight acidity
Jonagold
The versatile gold piece
To be consumed fresh, baked, cooked, stewed and toasted, the apple of New York really is worth gold.
Appearance:
greenish yellow with crimson basic colour, striped and covered in faded red
Features:
juicy with loose, crispy and slightly grainy pulp
Taste:
bittersweet with a balanced ratio of sugar and acid
Golden Delicious
The classic delicious
Golden Delicious is our main variety and, therefore, the queen of Val Venosta apples. That the most popular apple has a real quality, can be seen in its lovely red cheek. By the way, this is typical of fruits on a hillside.
Appearance:
greenish yellow to golden yellow
Features:
juicy with very fine and soft pulp
Taste:
sweet with delicate acidity
SQ 159 / Natyra®
Natural talent loaded with aroma
The rustic apple with delicate pear and citrus spices keeps the pests away and impresses by its excellent flavour.
Availability
January - April
Appearance:
red to dark red, rustic appearance
Features:
good texture and juiciness, crunchy and compact
Taste:
sweet and sour with pear and citrus aroma
Pinova
The Val Venosta resistant
The Pinova with its red vermilion-red skin is a typical apple of Val Venosta. Not only is it colourful, it also has a very balanced flavour. Thanks to its long durability, it offers you unlimited fruit enjoyment until the summer season.
Appearance:
Bicolour, yellow to greenish, at least 30% of the fruit is covered with a bright vermilion colour
Features:
refreshing with very crisp, juicy and firm pulp
Taste:
Balanced proportion of sugar and acid
Fuji
Explosion of intense flavour
The Fuji apple is named after a volcano, but inside the Japanese is very sweet.
Appearance:
pale pink to dark red, lightly striped colour on a greenish-yellow background, rounded shape
Features:
compact and very juicy with high sugar content
Taste:
very sweet and aromatic
Topaz
The beautiful acid
Topaz makes biting the sour apple worthy! The aromatic fruit impresses with a pleasant acidity and is also a common variety in organic farming.
Availability
January - May
Appearance:
basic yellow tone with red striped components, round shape with flattened calyx
Features:
crunchy pulp with pleasant cream colouring
Taste:
acidified with sharp acidity
Braeburn
The juicy all-terrain
For a small snack between meals or used in many ways in the kitchen and bakery: The Braeburn is a true all-terrain. Be patient with it, as it develops its full aroma only after several storage months.
Appearance:
Roll shaped with a smooth and shiny surface, golden yellow base, scarlet to dark red with stripes
Features:
very juicy with firm bite and firm pulp
Taste:
pleasant proportion of sugar and acid, very refreshing
WA38 / Cosmic Crisp®
Heavenly taste
Heavenly attractive in appearance and taste. Pleasant summer fruitiness with aromas of green grass, kiwi and gooseberry.
Availability
February – April
Appearance:
Dark red-purple blush on a yellow-bright base color.
Features:
Very crunchy, particularly juicy and with a hard paring.
Taste:
Sweet-sour; balanced taste. Aromas of green grass, kiwi and gooseberry.
