Ried Steinberg Grüner Veltliner

Weingut Fritsch

The story of Weingut Fritsch begins with a flight from war. Karl Fritsch senior, born in Vienna in 1940, was sent to family in Oberstockstall as a five-year-old boy during the bombing raids. What began as an emergency measure became a calling, inspired by a lecture given by the viticultural pioneer Lenz Moser. In the 1960s Fritsch was among the first in the Wagram to bottle his wines rather than sell in bulk, and he later founded the quality association "Wagramer Selektion". The estate now farms biodynamically on the region's characteristic loess terraces along the Danube. Recently the reins have passed to Alex Fritsch, just 22 years old, who learnt his craft at the renowned Clemens Busch estate on the Mosel and is already carrying the house impressively into a new generation. Grüner Veltliner and Riesling form the core, complemented by a surprisingly elegant Pinot Noir. Worth knowing: the Mordthal vineyard owes its name to the discovery of mammoth bones and stone tools on the site. A piece of prehistory, hidden beneath the vines.