Jörg & Sonja – cooking for you with love

Chef Jörg Trafojer puts great emphasis on premium ingredients. Naturally, these have to come from the immediate vicinity whenever possible – preferably from his father's farm and therefore the family’s own production. His cooking motto is: “In harmony with nature”.

It was this motto that helped him and his wife Sonja in their efforts to develop the 100-year-old traditional guesthouse in Kastelbell, which they took over in 1988, into a gourmet temple in the Vinschgau. They have assembled a collection of beautiful and unique items with plenty of dedication and personal effort, restoring antique furniture and presenting it in tasteful settings. Meals are served on white Laaser marble platters custom-made for the restaurant and precious damask from a textile mill in Milan. The landlady herself lovingly creates the ambiance down to the floral arrangements ranging from orchids to roses, with everything in white where possible.
Awards for the traditional yet refined cuisine followed more than 10 years after the takeover; being named as 2000 Climber of the Year in Gambero Rosso by the restaurant guide “Le Guide” was followed by acceptance into the association “Jeunes Restaurateurs d’ Europe”. The crowning Michelin star and 16 (out of 20) chef’s hats from Gault Millau were added in 2001.
But the honours were not limited to their creative cuisine. Jörg and Sonja received the wine culture award in 2004. Sonja Trafojer was elected as the first “Le Donne del Vino” of Italy. She serves select wines with celebrated dishes.

Other awards speak for the hospitality of the guesthouse in Kuppelrain: The 2007 Ambiance Award from Gault Millau and no less than three “Fs” from the “Feinschmecker”. One would be hard put to find more likeable hosts than the Trafojer family, says the “Feinschmecker” about the hearty host couple of Jörg & Sonja.

From scampi, venison carpaccio, nettle & bread rolls to fine asparagus from the Kastelbell and kid from the home farm – the cuisine is innovative and promises gourmet delights. While away the hours in a tastefully decorated restaurant with hosts you are not likely to forget.

You should definitely take a look at the climate-controlled vaulted wine cellar, which is more than 100 years old and holds a wide variety of wines from the region and beyond. There is also a storage cellar with home-made preserves. You are sure to be thrilled.

Following the culinary delights, a bed to dream in

Newly renovated, the 3 guest rooms are unique and appealingly unostentatious. A home for lovers of a 100-year-old tradition.

Price

per person, double room with breakfast, EUR 60 to 80

Price per person and night with Half pension from 3 days. Breakfast, Gourmet 4-course evening menu plus Amuse-Gueule and Petit-Fours - 120 Euro

Useful information

The Kuppelrain guesthouse is located on the Medieval Vinschgau Route.
Activities in and around the hotel in the summer and winter.

Railway station: Kastelbell (Vinschgerbahn, Meran-Mals)
Airport: Bozen (approximately 30 km), Innsbruck (120 km), Verona (250 km)
 
Day of rest: Sunday and Monday until 5:00 pm
Shut-down: Most likely from January 24 to March 3

Gasthof-Restaurant Kuppelrain
Kastelbell, South Tyrol
Jörg und Sonja Trafoier
Tel. +39 0473 624103
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