From Marco: Rotburger, Sankt Laurent, Blauburger, Merlot and a few white vines, probably planted unintentionally, who knows, Vienna 30 years ago, early 80’s, wild times in a city that was not so wild at the time, at least on the surface. Back to the wine: forest soil and fruits…fermented...

This Gemischter Satz is named "Kosmopolit" as it comes from five sites on both sides of the Danube. a) Stammersdorf (young vines): Grüner Veltliner, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay.b) Sievering (young vines): ten rare, old varieties, planted seven years ago.c) Preußen: 25% Riesling, 25%...

From a single parcel on the right side of the Danube of the oldest vines, which were planted in the 1950’s. It's a mix of ancient varities that are not known and twelve that are familiar, some of them rare.  Brenna Quigley, a reknowned geologist, explained in a recent AWMB seminar that these marl...

100% Grolleau Gris. Technically, this wine is a white, but it has the palest pink color. It undergoes a five hour maceration and is then fermented and aged in stainless steel. On the palate, it has a spicey and citrusy character, always with notes of pink grapefruit and white pepper. Zesty!

As Ambrositsch has chosen to not be in the DAC, they cannot use the vineyard names on the label, but this wine comes from one of their prized vineyards, the Reisenberg.  It was planted all to Gruner Veltliner in the 1960’s. Ambrositsch described the soil as creamy and stinky, mainly with slate and...

F.I.O. stands for four-in-one, a reference to the four vineyards that are blended to make this Wachau Grüner Veltliner and it also happens to be the name of the family dog. The vines are ten to 30 years-old and come from the right bank of the Danube with mainly sandy loess soils. The 2018 was...

Geppling (formerly Gebling) is widely regarded as one of the best vineyards in the Kremstal region. It is planted on a steep, terraced hillside at 850 feet above sea level facing directly south. The soil there is conglomerate and the vines are forty-three years old, producing low yields of very...

From terraced vineyards around Hollenburg with Hollenburger Konglomerat and Loess situated between 250 – 300 meters altitude. 100% fermented and matured in big oak casks. Hoch treats each barrel as an experiment, some of the wine has a maceration on the skins, some goes through malo, some does not...

Facing southeast, Holzagasse is located 1000 feet above sea level on top of a hill and, because of the steepness of the site, the vineyard has to be terraced. The vines range from twenty to fifty years old and the soil is pure löss. The fruit here ripens later than Gebling, but Buchegger harvests...

In terms of sparkling, Hoch is mostly making pet-nat, but always curious, he's been making very small batches of sparkling wine following the Champagne method since he started in 2013. The Kalkreich is the highest quality wine he is making. The base wine is from 2013, the first year that he made...

This blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot is hand-harvested, then vinified and aged in oak barrels, one third new. Shows a sexy, vanilla-and-tobacco-inflected nose that follows through with dark fruit flavors on the elegant, long finish. 

Christoph has very active, chalky soil much like what is found in the Côte des Blancs in Champagne. Upon learning this, he wanted to try out making a pet-nat. In an effort to learn about sparkling wine, he spent time in Champagne with De Sousa, Laherte, and LDM's Champagne Tarlant; Benoît Tarlant...

This is the last vintage of Rosengartl under this name; the wine will continue under the new name “Riesling Utopie” next vintage. The Rosengartl vineyard is a legendary site for Riesling. It is on the right bank of the Danube on the famous Nussberg hill, a south-facing limestone slope that has...

Certified Organic. The Sainte Victoire Cru only applies to red and rosé wines. The blend is 70% Syrah and 30% Grenache. Aged for 8 months in neutral oak barrels (4 to 7 years old.) There are only 24 wineries in the Sainte Victoire appellation, so this wine represents a special micro-climate within...

100% Jacquère. The cru of Apremont is planted on steeper slopes in comparison with Abymes. Stainless steel fermentation and aging.