Smag og besøg små økologiske vingårde med en vinmager
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Som vingårdsejer, vinmager og elev i vindyrkning kan jeg tilbyde gæsterne min unikke erfaring og uddannelse. Jeg vil være i stand til at vise dem tæt på og med praktisk erfaring, hvad der skal til for at lave vin fra jorden til aftapningsprocessen. Derudover er jeg meget tæt på vinproducenterne i Krems, som giver mig mulighed for at skabe kuraterede oplevelser for mine gæster. Til sidst, i min 25-årige karriere hos IBM, arbejdede jeg med kolleger og partnere fra mere end 50 lande rundt om i verden, jeg har international erfaring med mennesker med alle typer baggrunde og kulturer.
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Donau-floden vil guide os under vores tur i vinregionen. Cirka 2,5 timer vil være på turen, og 30 minutter vil blive brugt på at køre mellem de forskellige lokationer.
Vi kører op fra havoverfladen omkring 400 meter gennem et par vindeveje for at besøge Kapitel Zwei Wine, en mikro-vingård i regionen. Kapitel Zwei eller "Chapter Two" er et eksperiment til økologisk og bæredygtigt at dyrke franske druesorter, herunder Chenin Blanc, Roussanne og Sémillon, og ælde dem i amfora- og ståltanke i Krems an der Donau, Østrig. Druerne vil blive håndplukket fra en enkelt vingård eller "ryddet" kaldet Kremsleithen. Det blev forladt for årtier siden og blev genplantet i maj 2022. Kremsleithen er afledt af den stejle skråning ("Leiten" på tysk), der løber ned til floden Krems. Den blev første gang nævnt i optegnelser, der går tilbage til 1266 og ligger 300 meter over havets overflade og består af leret, sandet jord og ler.
Vingården Mantlerhof ligger i Gedersdorf kommune, tæt på floden Kamp lige før den smelter sammen med Donau. I vest kan man se lysene fra byen Krems, mod øst kan man skimte Grafeneggs tårne. Hvis du kommer tættere på den traditionelle vingård, kommer du til landsbyens centrum af Brunn im Felde. Midt i denne landsby ligger en dejlig dam, på den vestlige side af denne dam ligger en gammel herregård med en tidlig klassicistisk facade. Denne gamle herregård kaldes "Mantlerhof", en lille familieejet vingård med lang historie. Family Mantler arbejdede på Mantlerhof i over 200 år og rodfæster sin vinfremstillingsarv tilbage til 1365. Vi arbejder på 15 ha vinmarker, hvor de producerer langtidsholdbare økologiske vine. Deres fokus ligger på Grüner Veltliner og Roter Veltliner
Ulrike Filp og Robert Bormuth er sammen med deres venner og familie folkene bag Weingut Feldtheorie. Under deres studier i naturvidenskab opdagede de en kærlighed til vin, mens de var på tur til New Zealand. Da de var færdige med deres studier, vidste de: at vinfremstilling ville være i fokus for deres liv fremover. De rejste til udlandet for at få praktik i Tyskland, Australien og Østrig, før de endelig slog sig ned i Wachau. Da muligheden opstod for at købe deres egne vinmarkspakker i nabolandet Kamptal, tøvede de ikke. Sammen arbejder de i kælderen og vinmarkerne for at nå ét mål: at videregive Kamptals unikke karakter gennem vores vine til alle.
Vi besøger den mousserende vingård WeinSchach. WeinSchach er overbevist om, at naturen har alt, hvad en ekstraordinær vin har at byde på. De mener, at vin så skal folde sig frit ud i flasken. Udvikl dens fulde aroma og find dens balance. Målet er en Pet Nat på lige fod med denne verdens store mousserende vine. For at opnå dette eksperimenterer de. De ønsker at komme til bunds i muligheder. Selvom det nogle gange betyder - tilbage til starten. De er overbeviste om, at disse oplevelser resulterer i gode vine. Og den logiske konsekvens er, at de arbejder biologisk i produktionen af deres mousserende vine, høstet i hånden og afsløret.
Vi afslutter turen med en kort 7-10 minutters gåtur gennem nogle vinmarker til et udsigtspunkt med udsigt over regionen.
Højdepunkter
Hvad er inkluderet
Afhentningssteder og tider
Bemærk venligst: dagsordenen er kureret til dine vininteresser og smag. Også timingen er fleksibel for, hvornår og hvor vi mødes. Hvis du bor i Wien, kan du tage et direkte tog til Krems (som er en dejlig tur langs Donau floden), og jeg kan møde dig på togstationen. En anden mulighed er at ankomme i Krems via båd fra Wien og jeg kan møde dig på bådstationen. Hvis disse muligheder ikke er egnede, kan vi koordinere et sted at mødes.
Rejsendes vurderinger
Vigtig information
- Servicedyr er tilladt
- Der er adgang til offentlig transport i nærheden
- Anbefales ikke til gravide rejsende
- Anbefales ikke til rejsende med fare for hjerte-kar-sygdomme
- Rejsende skal mindst være i moderat fysisk form
- Nogle vandreture vil være påkrævet.
- Anbefales ikke til rejsende, der ikke kan gå ned i en kælder
- Anbefales ikke til rejsende, der ikke kan lide små værelser
Anmeldelser(23)
In my opinion this is a must do when visiting this area. These wine makers are passionate about making the wine and creating a sustainable environment, this experience is not to be missed.
Thanks Wayne. It was a pleasure to host you both. I hope to see you for harvest in the future.
Such a fantastic experience with Chris, what a guy! We really enjoyed our time with him, had great conversations, and learned a lot of stuff about the region and its wine scene. Being a bit new to the wine world, I never felt out of place and learned a bunch of stuff that I'll keep in my back pocket for sure. The whole experience was curated to our taste beforehand following some little messages exchanged with Chris, and he came and get us directly at our door the day of the event. The whole thing was super professional and was very well adapted to our style. Thanks to Chris, we tasted some great wines, met nice people, and saw places we would've never seen in Wachau otherwise. Seeing smaller producers felt so important and fun, what a privilege to have seen this! This is one of the highlight of our entire trip in the valley. Thanks so much again, and see you soon maybe in Wachau or Québec! :)
Ohh la la Québec. I may indeed visit you first before you are back in Austria. Unless of course we can convince you to work a little for the harvest and not holiday here. Was a pleasure to meet you. À la prochaine.
This is a must do experience! We had the best time and the wine was exceptional.
You were great guests! Now you need to come back for harvest!
Outstanding experience! Wife and I learned a lot and came away with a newfound appreciation of / enthusiasm for Austrian wines. Highly recommended!!
Very much appreciated your enthusiasm. Next time, come back for harvest. 😉
Chris is an amazing guide! Not only is he extremely knowledgeable in the wine making process but also knows everything about the history of the region. Kapital Zwei wines are delicious as well…highly recommend, you won’t regret it.
Glad you enjoyed it. Come back for harvest!
We left for this tour from Vienna. We did have to figure out how to get from our ship to the pick up point which was near the Schönbrunn Palace. After that, the tour was amazing. At the first stop, it was a small winery, and we tasted several wines from the beginning of the fermentation process to the finished product. It was very educational. The Venner’s were really nice and accommodating in the wines or explained in their uniqueness. This was well worthwhile.
Glad you enjoyed it. I hope you can join for harvest in the future : )
If you want an experience that is wine-forward but wrapped in history, countryside and local, small production vineyards, this it it for you! You’ll read other reviews about how great Chris is as your guide throughout the experience, and it is all true. Knowledgeable, personable and focused in the future of wine making and sustainability… it was fascinating. And to walk on Chris’s vineyard was amazing and frankly the best views on our Vienna trip.
You are too kind. It was a pleasure to host you on the tour. I hope to taste the wine from your children in the future and maybe put you all to work for the next harvest. : )
Thanks to the Kapital Zwei Wine tour, the many questions I had about the making of wine, from the vineyard to the bottled wine and the industry were answered. Our tour host was expertly knowledgeable and fun to be with. This was our best tour experience during our travel.
And the tour loved you! Your questions and enthusiasm were appreciated by all. I look forward to crossing paths with you again over another glass of wine.
Chris took us on a trip to visit 2 boutique wineries in the wine-growing region near Vienna. It was a pure delight. We were greeted by the winery owner at each place and given a description of their wine-making craft and intent. We were then served tastings of many of their products while they told us about themselves, their winery and the wine we were tasting. Chris, himself, owns/rents several small vineyards in the area and is actively engaged in making wine himself. We walked some of his vineyards and he told us of the history of wine-making in the area and the recent/current state of the industry there. Overall very enjoyable and a unique, small group experience.
Thanks for your kind words. I hope life affords us the chance to meet again and pop open a bottle or two.
Can’t recommend this tour enough - we had the best experience! Chris was an amazing guide and catered the tour to our level of experience (which was low) and wine preferences. The wineries we visited were stunning and Chris’s winemaker friends were lovely hosts. We tried MANY different local wines and loved them - we will definitely be looking for more Austrian wines back in the states!
Thanks a million. You are now experts and unofficial Austrian wine ambassadors! I hope we cross paths again.
