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South Tyrolean berries and stone fruits

In summer, stone fruits and berries glow red and orange in the fields and orchards. After meeting strict quality criteria, South Tyrolean strawberries and raspberries have been permitted to bear the South Tyrolean seal of quality since 2005. Since 2010 and 2015, South Tyrolean cherries and South Tyrolean apricots have been permitted respectively.

What are the most important quality criteria?

From the region
The fruits are hand-picked
To keep the use of pesticides to a minimum, berries with the South Tyrolean seal of quality grow at higher altitudes and in the open air.
Stone fruits must have a certain size and sugar content
Subject to regular checks by an independent inspection authority

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South Tyrolean berries and stone fruits in numbers

Altitudes above 500

metres are used to cultivate berries with the South Tyrolean seal of quality.

Maximum altitudes of 1,800

metres are used to cultivate berries with the South Tyrolean seal of quality.

150

grams of South Tyrolean strawberries are sufficient for one’s daily requirement of vitamin C.

millimetre diameter: the minimum requirement for apricots with the South Tyrolean seal of quality.

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Why do South Tyrolean berries and stone fruits taste particularly good?

Mountain air is good for plants as well! Because many pests are unable to survive between the altitudes of 500 and up to 1,800 metres, farmers have to use fewer pesticides. The cool mountain air also ensures that the fruits ripen slowly and have plenty of time to develop their perfect taste in the sun. Through careful methods, farmers keep their plants healthy and harvest the fruits only when they are fully ripe and beautifully sweet.

Which berry and stone fruit varieties grow in South Tyrol?

Strawberries and raspberries enjoy optimal growing conditions here and are therefore the most important South Tyrolean berry varieties. Apricots and cherries are the most popular stone fruits.

South Tyrolean strawberries

Season: June to September

Production volume: approx. 1,000 tonnes per year

South Tyrolean raspberries

Season: end of June to mid-October

Production volume: approx. 70 tonnes per year

South Tyrolean apricots

Season: mid-July to mid-August

Production volume: 350 to 400 tonnes per year

Main varieties: Vinschgau apricot, Goldrich, Hargrand, Orange Red