Wachau Valley Road Winery

Morwald. Family winery. Erhardt is the vitner. House wine on the ship is his contract. 2 other vitners - Kristof (nephew). Martin (son) also vitner. 4 wine regions alone when we drove to the winery. Don't live on wine alone. Many make schnapps also. Not like our schnapps.

3000 bottles an hour with their equipment. Use 2-3 days a month. 250K bottles a year for Viking. 450K a year. Bottles. Don't sell by the case. We are trying the Estate wines. 98% screw tops. Corks from Portugal. That size barrel for aging reds. Made in town. Austrian oak has a finer wine. Wine takes on less oak taste.
85% machine picked. By vibrations and set by sweetness. Mid September is picking. Cultured yeast with cold fermentation. Pull degrees of temperature down to 50-60s. Reds ferment for 10 days. Mash can be made into wine made schnapps (grappa). Use a still. Longer distilled, less alcohol.

Malachit means higher standard over the classic. Erhardt is 4th generation vitner.Read more