In southern Styria, spend your days between vineyards, winery restaurants and Buschenschank wine taverns, where winegrowers pour their own wine with simple cold dishes. To the east, in the Thermal & Volcanic Land, Schloss Kapfenstein stands on the cone of an extinct volcano. At Pogusch, further north, dinner and a night in the glasshouse make a trip of their own.
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Ratsch · Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße
A family winery on the South Styrian Wine Road, with a wine hotel and a tavern under one roof.
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Styrian ingredients, Mediterranean influences and wines from the family’s own vineyards, with a sun terrace above the vines.
Tue, Wed and Sat from 1 pm · Thu and Fri from 5 pm · Kitchen until 8.30 pm · Closed Sun and Mon · Book online or by phone
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