WEINVIERTEL

MR. EWALD GRUBER A MAN WITH A MISSION

IN HIS HOMETOWN OF RÖSCHITZ

YOU START YOUR VISIT AT THE

AND THAN MOVE ON TO THE ENTRANCE

OF THE FAMED WEBER KELLER

WHERE YOU CAN TASTE SOME OF THE FINEST WINES

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Weinviertel - Austria's most extensive wine growing region, with more than 15,000 hectares - is the perfect place to discover culinary delights with wine. There are numerous bikeways and walking paths which pass charming towns, quaint villages and dramatic castles. Perhaps the most definitive symbols of the "wine quarter" are the "Kellergassen", the lovely streets lined with cellars resembling small, stuccoed houses. The grapes pressed in them are mostly Grüner Veltliner.

The centre of the western Weinviertel is Retz, a 700-year-old wine town rich in loam and marl soils. Underneath Retz are ancient carved wine cellars over 26 kilometres long; together with the town's historic buildings, these make an exceptional visit. Other centres for wine-making in the western Weinviertel are Pulkautal, Mailberg, Röschitz and the area around Hollabrunn and Hohenwarth.

The Pulkautal valley, south of Retz, lines the river that bears its name, and includes the red wine areas of Haugsdorf and Jetzelsdorf. The Mailberg area, surrounded by rolling hills and the Mailberg castle, is known for its noble wines. After a visit to the sleepy medieval town of Eggenburg, a side-trip to Röschitz will prove pleasurable: its sandy loam, loess and potassium-rich soils produce particularly crisp, fruity white wines.

In Schrattenthal, near the medieval fortifications of the defence chapel, are the red and white grapevines cultivated in a Mediterraneanesque climate. Found in the eastern Weinviertel are the wine centres Poysdorf, Herrnbaumgarten, Falkenstein, Mistelbach, Zistersdorf, Matzen, Wolkersdorf and Korneuburg. Located on the southern slopes of the Falkensteiner hills, Poysdorf is one of Austria's most picturesque wine towns, and has vast amounts of land for growing the treasured Grüner Veltliner. Also here is the base wine for Austria's traditional sparkling wines, whose producers are located mostly in Vienna. Nessled in the Mühlbach valley surrounded by wooded hills is the 900-year-old wine village, Falkenstein. Its romantic "Kellergassen" are alluring - all tributes to the culture of the pressing house.

Nearby is the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Weinviertel: Mistelbach. The area's "Buschenschanken", taverns owned by wine-makers who serve their own food and wine, offer the opportunity to taste the various regional wines. The Matzener hills represent another special area for wine. Divided by the Matzener woods, the northern hills produce fresh, fizzy wines; whereas the south's wines tend to be full and flowery. Around Wolkersdorf is the fertile Marchfeld, where the dry climate is conducive to the healthy growth of Grüner Veltliner, Welschriesling, Blauer Burgunder and Zweigelt.

WHAT THE PRESS & EXPERTS HAD TO SAY ABOUT GRUBER WINES

 Grubers Grape Varieties planted:

Chardonnay (White), Riesling (White), Gruner Veltliner (White), Pinot Blamc (White, Welshriesling (White, Blauer Zweigelt (Red), Sauvignon blanc (White), Blauburger (Red), St. Laurent (Red), Pinot Noir (Red), Blauer Portugieser (Red)

THE 3 STYLES OF WINES WE OFFER

SELEKTION  QUALITAET  CLASSIC

The Wines:

Grűner Veltliner Classic:

In the nose – white pepper – inclination of honey, with a smoky, lingering taste on the palate. Lots of nuances of the Veltliner characteristics. Long storage potential.

Grűner Veltliner Urkristall:

Lots of tropic fruit aromas, a finessed structure with mineralic hints and a dry finish. Fits lots of serving occasions.

Riesling Classic:

A beautiful bouquet of peaches with a delicate fruit acidity balance. At the palate a strong mineralic expression. Riesling near perfection. .

Riesling Urkristall :

A herbal spiciness fragrance in the nose, a smoky mineralic taste on the palate and intriguing acidity balance.

Welschriesling Classic:

Delicate peach bouquet,  uncomplicated straight forward structure. Citrus variation on the palate.

Weissburgunder Selektion :

Excellent floral aromas in the nose, rich texture, subtle grapefruit hints at the finish.

Grűner Veltliner DAC:

Loaded with flavors, opulent on the palate, spicy in the finish.

Grűner Veltliner DAC Selektion :

Hints of tobacco in the nose, a fine acidity structure. Delicate fruit on the palate with lots of Terroir elements. A wine one would like to keep on drinking.

Grűner Veltliner Feenhaube:

Mineralic  structure with pepper hints at the nose, rich body with plenty of fruit acidity. Citrus variations with finesse at the finish.

A HAPPY MAN IN HIS VINEYARD