Origin/Single vineyards
Our wine-growing areas – where our vines flourish…
The naming “Riede” (single vineyard), in former times known as “Lage”, is used to identify a wine-growing area.
Specifically, the term “Riede” (single vineyard) means a defined vineyard or vineyard area (single location) with the similar geographic, soil and micro-climatic conditions, or the combination of several adjacent areas within a growing area or within a municipality.
Various grape varieties growing within a single vineyard (“Ried”) demonstrate similar characteristics due to the vineyard location/-orientation and soil conditions of this particular single vineyard.
“Rieden” (single vineyards) are mandatory to mark with the prefix of the word “Ried”, in order to take the origin thoughts more into account.
Read more about our wine-growing areas …
Extreme steepness, chalky marl soil, “Opok” –
A great white wine terroir
A single vineyard on Pössnitzberg –
Yellow Muscat, characterised by a very chalky soil
A monopole vineyard –
A salty Sauvignon Blanc, effected by a sandy soil
Small temperature differences between day and night –
Ideal conditions for Burgundy varieties
A monopole vineyard –
A Chardonnay with a strong, independent character
The base to vinify great wine is a perfect terroir –
representing the vineyard-locations, climate and the soil conditions of our vineyards in Southern Styria
To illustrate this and to bring it to life for you, we have provided all our single vineyards with new information boards. We invite you to a vineyard-round-trip called “SCHA(RRR)FE Rieden-Rund-Reise”, (meaning “SHEEP Single Vineyard-Round-Trip”)
As of now, all our single vineyards are equipped with new information boards. On these boards you can find relevant and topical information about our vineyards regarding location/orientation, history and their unique character.
Fundament für großartigen Wein ist ein großartiges Terroir - Die Lage, das Klima und der Boden unserer Weinberge in der Süsteiermark.
Um dies zu veranschaulichen und für Sie erlebbar zu machen, habe wir unsere Rieden mit Orientierungshilfen versehen und laden Sie ein auf eine
SCHA(RRR)FE
Rieden-Rund-Reise.