La Loupe St. Anton, St. Christoph & Stuben am Arlberg No. 4

“In terms of storage
one can say: the
colder the cellar, the
slower the wine will
age. This knowledge
is particularly important
for old wines.
The wine does not
necessarily have to
go with the food.”
“I am really
comfortable with my
employer. Hospiz
Alm basically is my
home.”
“In case of highly-priced
wines one
has to find a way to
go beyond the glass.”
“We make sure our
staff learn how to
conduct sales talks
well and how to
properly celebrate
the sale of the wine.”
it to them, in a nice and unobtrusive way. I’ve been working here
for more than 30 years and some guests have become my friends. I
even like to invite them to my house for a nice wine tasting and I
go and visit them in Europe’s cities.
L.L. What sort of training do the staff at Hospiz Resort get?
K.P. We start the season with our traditional Christmas party
where people get to know each other. And then there are different
ways for different personalities. Some people lack self confidence,
others may be too impressionable when it comes to popular names
and brands. We try to make sure that the staff learn how to
conduct sales talks well and how to properly celebrate them. Sometimes
I send my colleagues on wine journeys. And there’s a nice
game: one person goes down to the cellar to get a bottle of wine. We
do a blind tasting and the person who does not recognise the wine
after seven questions has to pay for it. During those kinds of activities
you see right away what someone is made of. With the right
motivation one can learn a lot about wine here. And all those who
are interested can also learn about cigars and bar culture from
me. Unfortunately there are few young people who are interested
in this.
L.L. How important is the right glass for enjoying a wine?
Can the aromas be different, depending on the glass?
K.P. A well-aged wine in a beautiful glass is something special.
Of course in a restaurant with around 170 seats it’s not always
easy to find the perfect glass for the wine. Particularly in case of
high-quality wines one definitely has to find a way to go beyond
the glass though. What’s very special here are our 3-litre glasses. A
big wine needs a big glass in order to ensure that the aromas can
develop perfectly. The 3 litre glasses are produced especially for us
and they can be bought only at Arlberg Hospiz Resort and Hospiz
Alm. With a glass like this you hope it won’t break every time you
use it. We even have 5 personalised glasses that have the names of
the guests that they belong to engraved in them.
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