Social Program June 3, 2011 Graz

9:00 am Depart University of Graz

9:45am Zotter Chocolate Company or Castle

12:00 Lunch with traditional Styrian delicacies: A particularly lovely section of extends from Riegersburg in the north to Straden in the south, and from Auer Bach in the west to the east in . In this region you will be ampply rewarded in your search for enjoyable culinary experiences. And it is especially attractive forr pleasure‐loving travelers: in this region they will be amply rewarded in their search for enjoyable culinary experiences. With regard to gourmet food and wine, this should come as no great surprise, but they will also find many off‐beat delicacies ranging from the famous pumpkin‐seed oil, which is of unrivalled quality here, to the hannd‐cured ham and other pork specialties, and to something that many travellers might not expect: perhaps the world's best handmade chocolates. With regard to gourmet food and wine, this should come as no great surprise,, but they will also find many off‐beat delicacies ranging from the famous pumpkin‐seed Oil, which is of unrivaled quality here, to the hand‐cured ham and other pork specialties, and to something that many travelers might not expect: perhaps the world's best handmade chocolates. Bird show 1:30pm Riegersburg Castle or Zotter Chocolate Company

4:00pm Gölles – liquor & vinegar Baslamic Vinegar The Gölles family has been cultivating orchards in the sunny hill country around Austria’s Riegersburg Castle foor four generations. Since the beginning of the 1980s, they have specialized in manufacturing fine vinegars and premium spirits by hand. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of only the highest quality products, because only the naturally delicious taste of flawless, sun‐ripened fruits or excellent wines is a suitable basis for producing dense and robust schnapps or elegant, delicately aromatic vinegar. This quest for prime fruit for the distillery and vinegar production is also at the heart of the commitment at Gölles to cultivating old fruit varieties that are now exceedingly rare. To this end, orchards have been replanted with these old varieties: since 1990 thousands of these rarities, like the saubirne (“sow” pear) and maschansker apple, have been planted. While state‐of‐ the‐art technology is employed in transforming these and other high‐quality products into the fine spirits and vinegars bearing the Gölles name, the crucial factor remains the experience and sensorium of Alois Gölles and his team. 5:30pm Traditional Styrian Dinner Wippl’s Hofbergstubn 10:00pm Return to Graz