Wine from the Wachau Terroir Tradition
Wine from the Wachau. Terroir. Tradition.
WINE FROM THE WACHAU
. . . means to meet ambitious expectations and to ony be content with the best.
Terroir
. . . is more than a word. It is the harmonious symbiosis between man and nature based on experience and a view into the future.
Tradition
. . . is developed by the unique soil and climate. It is passed down by many generations and is, for us, the challenge and the instruction for the future.
“To be a winemaker means, for me, to honour the legacy as well as the challenge”
Franz-Josef Gritsch
Wines
A question of location. For winemaker FJ Gritsch, his wines are a reflection of the special vineyards, the unique microclimate and the vintner’s personality.
As a complement to the great single-vineyard wines, the youthful kalmuck line represents a contemporary interpretation of Wachau tradition.
News & Events
FJ Gritsch News
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German Design Award 2024We are very pleased about another award for our new wine experience world - Mauritiushof, the German Design Award 2024!
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FJ Gritsch winery quits Austria’s Vinea WachauWe are leaving Vinea Wachau, meaning that from the 2023 vintage onwards, our wines will be exclusively classified by the DAC pyramid of origin rather than by designations such as Federspiel and Smaragd, as we believe that Austria’s three-tiered DAC system is better for the future amid a changing climate and offers more clarity to international consumers.
"Vinea Wachau’s three categories follow the traditional Germanic system, which requires a minimum alcohol content for each quality category. This made sense in earlier times when we still had to worry about ripeness but now, with every year that goes by, we feel increasingly that this categorisation does not stand up to climate change. I think it is no longer up to date. "
"An alcohol classification says nothing about wine quality". This is particularly true internationally. "Our partners and traders in various export markets tell us constantly that it is now obsolete to classify wine by its alcohol level."
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Holiday in the wine loft
There are places and moments that have a special magic – the Wachau is just such a place. Our winery with its comfortable and tasteful holiday flats is located in the midst of the sun-drenched, steep wine terraces.
Vineyards in the region Wachau
Origin & Character. The great sites of the Wachau – each a world of its own, with different soils and microclimates.
Precious treasures of our winery and the basis for great wines with character.