Focus Austria winery: Traisental

The Traisental formerly belonged to the former vineyard Danube country and in 1995 received its name and status. It is thus the youngest wine region in Austria – and one of the oldest. Pre-Roman times has been operating here and archaeological evidence suggests viticulture. The area lies entirely south of the Danube and is bordered on the north by the Wachau and the Kremstal, and the north-east and east to the Wagram. In the south, the rich usually terraced vineyard areas covered with chalky, gravelly loamy and sandy soils up to the provincial capital St. Pölten.

The Traisental is the Austrian wine region with the highest proportion Veltliner, which is here more than 60%. The Riesling occupied, compared to a tiny area has quality but also its meaning. For both varieties produced here, ideally, be knitted, very often mineral wines. With the red varieties Zweigelt is displaced from the exceptionally Portuguese to second place.

Even with the 2006 vintage was the Traisental DAC for Riesling and Veltliner introduced – with the same consequences for wines from other varieties, as in the Kremstal, in the Kamp Valley and the wine district. A special rule allows here – as in the wine district – when Veltliner wisely instead of the usual 9 grams for a dry designated wines only a maximum residual sugar content of 6 grams (after the first year – maybe a little wiser – no more than 4 grams were).