Peter Veyder-Malberg is one the Wachau's low-key top-notch winemakers. He works quietly and diligently in his small cellar perched upon a picturesque slope in the town of Spitz.  Although his winemaking is considered 'hands-off,' every step of the winemaking process is given utmost attention to detail & it shows resulting in some of the region's most exquisite and mineral-driven expressions of Gruner & Riesling. 2021 was nothing short of an exceptional vintage, delivering wines of fine precision, intense mineral qualities, and impressive complexity. 

Grapes: Riesling from Brandstatt**

Pairings: Schnitzel, pork

Soil:Mica schist bedrock and decomposed mica schist topsoil.

Farming: Organic Certified 

**Brandstatt is located in the Spitzer Graben, a valley to the far western end of the Wachau and not within sight or much influence from the Danube river. Here the weather is slightly more extreme in peak summer and low winter temperatures compared to vineyards within sight of the Danube, which makes it more susceptible to frost than much of the Wachau within the river gorge. Peter’s vines range between 440-480 meters of altitude and face South, which brings the much-needed sunshine of the later day to find ripeness within this cold valley and at such a high elevation; it’s always the last vineyard to be picked within Peter’s range. He bought the land in 2009, with most of it being abandoned. After repairing about 70% of the collapsed stone walls he planted Riesling from Buschenberg cuttings.