3rd International Pear Congress and Cider & Spring Festival

From April 13th to 15th 2023 the time has finally come:

The 3rd International Pear Congress of the LEADER-Region Tourismusverband Moststraße will take place!

RelaxResort Kothmühle
Die Remise Amstetten

On April 13th, the orchard scene will gather at the RelaxResort Kothmühle. In the heart of the Mostviertel, international experts will talk about current developments, scientific researches and future trends in orchard cultivation. Look forward to an interesting day full of information, discussion and culinary delights.

The excitement continues on April 14th and 15th in Amstetten, where the Cider and Spring Festival will take place in “Die Remise”. You can expect an exciting programme with shows, lectures and tasting stands. In between, you will have the opportunity to fortify yourself with Mostviertel street food.


REGISTRATION DEADLINE March 23rd 2023
A later registration is possible at any time, but no rooms at RelaxResort Kothmühle can be guaranteed after 31.03.2023 (relevant for package B).

This overview directly on the homepage is always kept up to date and may differ slightly from the programme overview for download.

THURSDAY, APRIL 13TH 2023

RELAXRESORT KOTHMÜHLE

09:00 start and welcome

part I – current research

09:30 Pear decay & records research
Dr. Monika Riedle-Bauer - Deputy Head of Department HBLA and Federal
Office Klosterneuburg
Michael Petruschke - Business owner ViruTherm GbR/DE
Andreas Ennser - Managing Director of the Mostviertel Fruit Growers‘
Association

10:20 Genetic Diversity and Chemical Ingredients of Cider Pears
DI Dr. Martina Schmidthaler - Pomologist
Mag. Mathias Weis - Project Manager LEADER-Region Tourismusverband
Moststraße

10:45 Identification and use of the Swiss pear genpool
Anna Dalbosco - Leader NAP-Projects at FRUCTUS/CH

11:00 break

Part II – Ecological value

11:30 Project Presentation “Fruit Inventory Austria”
Elisabeth Arming - Head of Fruit Department Arche Noah

11:55 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Orchard cultivation
Dipl.-Päd. Ing. Josef Breinesberger - Managing Director AGRAR Plus

12:10 Can a must farm learn something from the greenhouse gas emissions
of a vineyard?
DI Werner Pölz - Senior Expert Carbon Management & LCA
Umweltbundesamt GmbH

12:30 lunch break

Part III – Initiatives

14:00 eva & adam - Standard tree orchards in the face of climate change,
smart farming & biodiverse customer desires
Mag. Alois Wilfling - Managing Director eva & adam & OIKOS

14:30 The future of orcharding in Europe
Dr. Markus Rösler – Spokesperson of the NABU national specialist committee
on orchards, GRÜNE member of the Baden-Württemberg state parliament,
landscape ecologist and landscape economist

15:00 Initiatives and activities in orcharding with a focus on marketing
Richard Hollenstein - Fruit Growing Centre Agricultural Centre Flawil/CH

15:25 Worldwide cider development: between tradition and modernity
Claude Jolicoeur - Cider expert, author and producer

15:50 US Cider Market
Darlene Hayes - Cider expert and author

16:10 break

Part IV – Panel discussion

„Sustainable fruit products in commerce“

16:30
Moderation: Günther Schimatzek – Managing Director Zielblick Coaching e.U.
& former ORF presenter
Keynote und Einleitung: Robert Fina – Member of the Board of the Austrian
Market Research Association
Participants:
• DI Alexander Bernhuber – Member of the European Parliament
• Mag.a Ursula Bittner, MBA – Economic expert at Greenpeace
• Mag. Ronald Würflinger – Managing Director of Blühendes Österreich
• Hermann Bachleitner – Sales Manager Mostviertel BILLA
• Mag. Alois Wilfling – Managing Director eva & adam & OIKOS
• Bernhard Datzberger – Deputy Chairman of the Lower Austrian Fruit
Growers‘ Association & Spokesman of the Austrian Fruit Growers‘
Association

19:00 Congress Dinner

FRIDAY, APRIL 14TH 2023

09:30 departure from RelaxResort Kothmühle
• Visit of the “MostBirnHaus” incl. tasting session
• Visit of Distelberger farm incl. lunch

13:30 departure from Distelberger farm and return

14:30 departure from RelaxResort Kothmühle to the Cider & Spring Festival

Cider & Spring Festival at „die Remise“

from 15:00
• Regional Street Food (Mostviertel reinterpreted)
• Various exhibitors
• eva & adam - a quite different fruit show!
• Lecture Ciderlands
• Cider & Spring Market with tastings
• Lounge area with background music
• DJs
• and much more

Ca. 23:30 departure and return to RelaxResort Kothmühle

SATURDAY, APRIL 15 TH 2023

09:30 departure from RelaxResort Kothmühle
• Visit of “Haselberger: Cider, Juices and Perry” incl. tasting session
• Excursion to “Pihringer’s Moststub’n” and visit of a mobile
lifting-platform for orchard-trees incl. lunch

13:30 departure from „Pihringer’s Moststub’n“ and return

14:30 departure from RelaxResort Kothmühle to the Cider & Spring Festival


Cider & Spring Festival at „die Remise“


from 15:00
• Regional Street Food (Mostviertel reinterpreted)
• Cider & Spring Market with tastings
• Lounge area with background music
• DJs / Bands
• and much more

CONGRESS FLAT-RATE A

€ 190,- + 20% vat. = € 228,- gross (excl. overnight stay)

Included Services:
• Admission to the International Pear Congress incl. all lectures on
Thu. April 13th 2023
• Lunch and snacks during breaks on April 13th 2023
• Congress dinner on April 13th 2023
• Excursions and company visits on April 14th and 15th 2023
• Admission and tasting glass at the Cider & Spring Festival on
Fri. April 14th and Sat. April 15th 2023
• Shuttle bus between the venues
• Interpreter German-English – English-German

CONGRESS FLAT-RATE B

€ 540,- + 20% vat. = € 648,- gross (incl. 3 overnight stays)

Included services:
• 3x overnight stay incl. breakfast at the 4*s RelaxResort Kothmühle in a
single room (from April 12th -15th 2023)
• Admission to the International Pear Congress incl. all lectures on
Thu. April 13th 2023
• Lunch and snacks during breaks on April 13th 2023
• Congress dinner on April 13th 2023
• Excursions and company visits on April 14th and 15th 2023
• Admission and tasting glass at the Cider & Spring Festival on
Fri. April 14th and Sat. April 15th 2023
• Shuttle bus between the venues
• Interpreter German-English – English-German