A combination of second press juice from all of the white wine holdings covering the entire four hectares. Because this includes everything from the five-year old vines of Kosmopolit to the old-vine Gruner planted in 1960, it's considerably more serious than most wine bottled in the liter format....

The fruit comes from a mix of old and young vines. Aged in large wooden barrels of 2400L.  

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. Fermentation...

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...

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...

Wachtberg is among the best and most famous vineyard sites in Krems. The vineyard lies right behind the historical section of the city, above Pfarrplatz. The soil is a combination of loess and granite and the vines are 60-70 year-old, which is significant because it means that they are a true...

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. 

Previously called "Riesling Rosengartel", the name changed to "Utopie" with the 2017 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 great views of Vienna. Ambrositsch has...

100% Zweigelt, spontaneously fermented and aged in burgundy barrels with flor in the warm cellar. After a month long fermentation, the barrels are not topped off and the flor begins to develop. The wine spends at least five months with the flor before getting bottled. The juice is all second-press...

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