We are at the medieval estate Helmsdorf above Lana. Our view sweeps over the Adige Valley, from the city of Merano to the Passeier Valley.
Toni Santer, the host, is beaming all over his face: "Since my youth I have been fascinated by agriculture and music has always been my passion".
Toni has the charm, the smile and the aura of a rousing entertainer. With his guitar and a friend with the Styrian harmonica, Toni is out and about at weddings, alpine huts and festivals. Together with his family he also entertains holiday guests at the Helmsdorf farm.
In his youth Toni finds his way to agriculture. One spring, when everything begins to sprout, Toni realises that he likes being a farmer. He then packs his things and follows his parents to Giavera del Montello near Treviso, where his father runs a farm. There he learns to run a fruit farm.
After a few years Toni comes back to Helmsdorf. The ancestral farm has been owned by his family for over 250 years. The meadows are situated at an altitude of 450 to 600 metres above sea level and border the forest in several places. At the lowest point the grapes ripen, a chestnut grove marks the following apple orchards. When Toni returns to the place of his childhood, he brings back many experiences and sees the farm with new eyes.
Toni has the charm, the smile and the aura of a rousing entertainer. With his guitar and a friend with the Styrian harmonica, Toni is out and about at weddings, alpine huts and festivals. Together with his family he also entertains holiday guests at the Helmsdorf farm.
In his youth Toni finds his way to agriculture. One spring, when everything begins to sprout, Toni realises that he likes being a farmer. He then packs his things and follows his parents to Giavera del Montello near Treviso, where his father runs a farm. There he learns to run a fruit farm.
After a few years Toni comes back to Helmsdorf. The ancestral farm has been owned by his family for over 250 years. The meadows are situated at an altitude of 450 to 600 metres above sea level and border the forest in several places. At the lowest point the grapes ripen, a chestnut grove marks the following apple orchards. When Toni returns to the place of his childhood, he brings back many experiences and sees the farm with new eyes.