Will Vorarlberg still become a real wine country? In any case, the success of the Dornbirner “Schlossgugger” wines at the Piwi Wine Awards Austria speaks for this.
With regard to the quality of wines produced in Vorarlberg, there is a nice voucher that once gave Roland Neuwester, the legendary frontman of the Viennese, on the occasion of a guest performance in the country: he tried a Vorarlberg -Wijn for the first time in his life the first time in his life, he told the audience. Then asked if he still wanted a glazier, the next answer came over his lips: “Jo eh – but only if the pickle gurker before there is earlier.” The anecdote is about 15 years old – and since then a lot has happened in Vorarlberg when it comes to wine growth. Those who cost a vine juice from the country, their face is no longer necessarily a grimace. On the contrary: now local wines are even resistant to the comparison with the products of traditional growing areas.
Two award -winning wines on the Piwi Award
At the Piwi Wine Awards Austria, the largest wine fair in German -breaking countries for wines of promising grape varieties, even historically: for the first time one of the most important categories of the winning wine from Vorarlberg. The “Muscaris/Blütenmuskateller” made by textile entrepreneur Stefan Grabher and cellar master Harry König was named the best white wine cuvée by the internationally occupied jury. Not enough, another product from the “Schlossgugger” house came in the highest rank: the “Leon Millot” got silver for the Red Wines. Random products are by no means: with Grabher and King, two brothers were in the spirit, they combine the highest quality standards and innovative power with the idea of sustainability.
An old tradition blooms again
No compromises are made: “All our wines are unfiltered, the white wines are also fermented by spontaneous fermentation on their own yeast – as a dedication to character, craftsmanship and individuality,” explains Kellermeister König. Organic is grown – if not yet certified. While the grapes for the “Leon Millot” are all from a vineyard in the Dornbirn package of Eschenau, they are bought from Styria for the “Muscaris/Blossom Muscank”. However, people will soon be able to do without the imported goods: last spring their own vines were planted around the Dornbirner Schlossguggerhaus. Where there were vineyards centuries ago, the combination of the winner’s wine now grows up: 60 percent Muscaris, 40 percent flower muscle cat.
Source: Krone
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