von der Vogelwaide

Both bring plenty of expertise: Daniel studied viticulture and gained experience at top estates such as Domaine de l’Horizon, Comtes Lafon, Jean-Louis Chave and Château Palmer, while Michael grew up on his parents’ estate and trained with Franz Hirtzberger. In 2019 the two took the next step together and put up posters looking for abandoned fallow land and hard-to-reach steep slopes in the Wachau. Their first vineyard in the Spitzer Graben, for example, first had to be woken from a deep slumber.

Today the two farm around six hectares under the name von der Vogelwaide according to organic principles. The diversity of terroirs along both banks of the Danube is inevitably reflected in their wines. As no large machinery can be used in the narrow vineyards, the two rely on handwork throughout. Wines with such an honest personality are, quite literally, a natural fit for Crisp Wine.