Saturday, 3rd of September 2020
We have big plans for today! Saturday starts in our Hasel vineyards where we are continue the harvest for our village wines.
The first grapes which are entering the presses have a must weight of 17.5° KMW. If we carry on harvesting with this tempo, we could probably finish the season in a few weeks.
Let’s see!
Friday, 2nd of September 2020
We continue where we have stoped the day before. Grüner Veltliner grapes get harvested in our Sental and Placher vineyards for our village wine. The progress this year is enormous. The half of our vineyards have already been harvested.
The whole team comes together in the evining to discuss the day by a good glas of wine.
Friday, 2nd of September 2020
We continue where we have stoped the day before. Grüner Veltliner grapes get harvested in our Sental and Placher vineyards for our village wine. The progress this year is enormous. The half of our vineyards have already been harvested.
The whole team comes together in the evining to discuss the day by a good glas of wine.
Thursday, 1st of September 2020
October starts with a nice weather and fresh temperatures. After a short briefing at 07:00 am we are starting the day in our Stangl vineyards. There we are harvesting Grüner Veltliner for our village wine “Strass im Strassertal”. The grape material looks perfect and shows 18° KMW.
The cellar team is preparing everything for finishing the fermentation of the Zweigelt which get pressed the day before.
Wednesday, 30th of September 2020
Today the weather is dry and windy, just right for our grapes still hanging on the vines.
Together with the whole team we drive in our Hölle vineyards. There we can obtain grapes with unbelievable 18.5° KMW in a perfectly phenolic stadium of ripeness.
*KMW (must weight in grams of sugar per 100 gram must)
Wednesday, 30th of September 2020
Today the weather is dry and windy, just right for our grapes still hanging on the vines.
Together with the whole team we drive in our Hölle vineyards. There we can obtain grapes with unbelievable 18.5° KMW in a perfectly phenolic stadium of ripeness.
*KMW (must weight in grams of sugar per 100 gram must)
Tuesday, 29th of September 2020
Rainy clouds slowly disappear at Tuesday morning. We decide to remove leaves from our Erste Lagen vineyards Offenberg and Gaisberg.
In case of rain, an aerated foliage can dry out faster and so rot-disease can be prevented.
Tuesday, 29th of September 2020
Rainy clouds slowly disappear at Tuesday morning. We decide to remove leaves from our Erste Lagen vineyards Offenberg and Gaisberg.
In case of rain, an aerated foliage can dry out faster and so rot-disease can be prevented.
Monday, 28th of September 2020
The week starts like the days before, rainy, rainy, rainy! In total we got 28 litres per square meter since last weekend.
Also if the weather is dry, the damage of our vineyard rows will be too big, if we drive through with our tractors.
There is still enough to do in the cellar! The first analytical results show that our Sauvignon Blanc and Gelber Muskateller Strass im Strassertal are already finished with fermenting.
Saturday, 26th of September 2020
The raining hours also continue that day. A closer look into our Hasel vineyards shows the condition of our vineyards.
The grapes are soaked with water. The rows of our vineyards are still too wet to drive through with our tractors.
Together with our team we decide to take a break for today.
Saturday, 26th of September 2020
The raining hours also continue that day. A closer look into our Hasel vineyards shows the condition of our vineyards.
The grapes are soaked with water. The rows of our vineyards are still too wet to drive through with our tractors.
Together with our team we decide to take a break for today.
Friday, 25th of September 2020
The rain has already begun yesterday evening so we decide to stop the harvest for that day.
But there is still enough work to do in the cellar. Fresh released big bottles get labeled, the must which got pressed the day before is prepared for fermentation and Staszek makes a quality check of our first fermented young wines.
Thursday, 24th of September 2020
Thursday morning begins cloudless and with constant weather. Today we are harvesting the first Grüner Veltliner grapes of this year!
Together we start harvesting in our Steinbühel vineyards. The first grapes transported to our press house have a must weight of 17° KMW. perfect for our Grüner Veltliner Kamptal.
*KMW (must weight in grams of sugar per 100 gram must)
Thursday, 24th of September 2020
Thursday morning begins cloudless and with constant weather. Today we are harvesting the first Grüner Veltliner grapes of this year!
Together we start harvesting in our Steinbühel vineyards. The first grapes transported to our press house have a must weight of 17° KMW. perfect for our Grüner Veltliner Kamptal.
*KMW (must weight in grams of sugar per 100 gram must)
Wednesday, 23rd of September 2020
The sun already hides behind the clouds in the morning. We are lucky, Wednesday stays dry and constant.
We use the time to remove leaves nearby the grapes from our Riesling vineyards at the Wechselberg Spiegel. In case of rain, a defoliation helps that the grapes can dry off faster and it prevents them from rotting.
Tuesday, 22nd of September 2020
We continue harvesting in our Hasel vineyards for our red wine Zweigelt Strass im Strassertal. A look at the weather forecast for the coming days doesn’t put a smile on our faces.
Everybody rolls up his sleeves to finish the Zweigelt harvest for that day.
Tuesday, 22nd of September 2020
We continue harvesting in our Hasel vineyards for our red wine Zweigelt Strass im Strassertal. A look at the weather forecast for the coming days doesn’t put a smile on our faces.
Everybody rolls up his sleeves to finish the Zweigelt harvest for that day.
Monday, 21st of September 2020
At monday morning we decide to harvest Zweigelt grapes for our red wine Zweigelt Strass im Strassertal. Same as for the Sauvignon at the Gaisberg, a few more degrees of sugar came along with the last warm autumn days.
After the arrival of the first Zweigelt grapes at the press house, Maximilian and Staszek prepare everything for desteeming and crushing the grapes, before they are going to ferment in our red wine fermenting tanks.
Saturday, 19th of September 2020
The warm autumn days in the last weeks had a positive effect on the ripeness of our Sauvignon Blanc at the Gaisberg. The grapes are ripe and healthy.
While our harvesting team is charged with picking Sauvignon Blanc grapes, the clarified must for our sparkling wine cuvee we use for our Brut Rosé and Blanc de Blancs get pumped in big Mannhartsberger oak barrels, 12 meter deep in our cellar under the Gaisberg.
Saturday, 19th of September 2020
The warm autumn days in the last weeks had a positive effect on the ripeness of our Sauvignon Blanc at the Gaisberg. The grapes are ripe and healthy.
While our harvesting team is charged with picking Sauvignon Blanc grapes, the clarified must for our sparkling wine cuvee we use for our Brut Rosé and Blanc de Blancs get pumped in big Mannhartsberger oak barrels, 12 meter deep in our cellar under the Gaisberg.
Friday, 18th of September 2020
The weather stays constant during the day. In the morning we are continuing to pick grapes for our sparkling wine cuvee. At 07.00 am we are starting the harvest in the Ried Eichberg, where we collect Pinot Blanc grapes for our Blanc de Blancs.
Meanwhile the fresh pressed musts from the day before get prepared for the fermentation in big oak barrels till they get bottled for the second fermentation in bottles.
Thursday, 17th of September 2020
Fortunately, the weather forecast was wrong! Instead of rain and thunderstorms, we are starting the day with dry and constant sunny harvesting hours. Due to the maturity measurement the day before, we have decided to harvest sparkling wine cuvee for our Blanc de Blancs Reserve.
In the morning we are starting the day in the Ried Hasel. There we are harvesting Chardonnay grapes, while the Pinot Blanc and Grüner Sylvaner grapes in the Ried Stangl still wait to get picked later that day. The target of the day is fulfilled at 18.00. The last grapes get pressed in the pressing house.
Thursday, 17th of September 2020
Fortunately, the weather forecast was wrong! Instead of rain and thunderstorms, we are starting the day with dry and constant sunny harvesting hours. Due to the maturity measurement the day before, we have decided to harvest sparkling wine cuvee for our Blanc de Blancs Reserve.
In the morning we are starting the day in the Ried Hasel. There we are harvesting Chardonnay grapes, while the Pinot Blanc and Grüner Sylvaner grapes in the Ried Stangl still wait to get picked later that day. The target of the day is fulfilled at 18.00. The last grapes get pressed in the pressing house.
