Fog must not prevent South Tyrolean ski instructors from maintaining a clear view of the surroundings.
Image: Südtirol Wein/ Mint Mediahouse
In South Tyrol, the ski instructors are now also traveling as ambassadors for wine culture. Can this go well?
Da they sit, the four Carabinieri, and they already have me in their sights. It’s pointless, I’ll turn myself in, here and now, in the Jimmi Hut in South Tyrol, on a Sunday morning at half past eleven.
Yesterday everything had started so harmlessly and sociable. In heavy snowfall we arrived at the Bioch hut at noon. The open fire was crackling in the living room, polished glasses and platters of bacon were on the tables, the wine bottles were in the snow-filled cooler, and Markus Valentini was in a good mood. “You would normally see the Marmolada there,” he said, pointing into the white void behind the window and handing over a first glass of 2020 Sauvignon Blanc.