Ich meine: weshalb hat sie imagemäßig einen solchen Mordsvorsprung vor anderen Weinregionen, dem Donauland zum Beispiel. Oder Carnuntum (was früher ohnehin eins war)? Weil sie dahinten drin liegt im engen Tale, weil sie geschützt liegt, für sich sozusagen, da, wo früher ohnehin niemand nach dem rechten schaute oder meinte, es ...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Kevin Shaffer Post Time: 01-28-2008 at 10:17 PM

I'm back from the trip down the Danube, I tried some wines, and saw some vineyards along the way. I'll get around to writing a few up, in the meantime - for the truly nerdy - here's a few shots of vines and vineyards in the Wachau. The pictures were taken between Willendorf and Durnstein...

Austrian co-op the Freie Weingärtner Wachau has changed its name to Domäne Wachau – because of increasing exports...

... told me this was a 4 year old Wachau Riesling I would have believed him. Lovely wine and worth seeking...

My next stop is in the neighboring village of Unterloiben, at the 1 winery. Greeting me is another member of the younger generation, Leo Alzinger (and another junior). His grandparents founded the winery in 1925 and sent most of their fruit to local cooperatives until 1985, when they began bottling ...

Forum: Food....and Wine Posted By: Stephen Pohlman Post Time: 06-01-2008 at 10:04 AM

The next morning I am picked up by a young student named Matthias Maschebauer, who will take me to the wineries on my itinerary in the Wachau. He's a helpful guide because in many instances the wineries have only small signs pointing to their entrances and more than one winery in a small village may carry the same family name...

On my way out of the Burgenland, I stop by the winery and vineyards of Umathum, one of Austria's best all-around red wine producers. Josef "Pepe" Umathum is articulate and friendly. Like many other producers he is going biodynamic, which is rooted deeply in Austria given that the father of ...

Forum: WINE TALK Posted By: Alex Anthopoulos Post Time: 11-07-2006 at 04:29 PM