OUR VINEYARDS
An ideal location for top wines
The journey to great wine starts in the vineyard. Zimmermann Wine Estates plants and supervises grapes in six distinct vineyards: Gernlüssen, Kremser Sandgrube, Kremser Gebling, Rosshimmel, Kapuzinerberg and Kremser Kraxn. The differences between them are not to be found merely in their varying altitudes, sun expositions and geology, but also in the distinct approaches which one or another variety of grape demands in order to achieve its very best attributes: shaping the plant, pruning leaves, ensuring vine nutrition, caring for it like your own offspring. In the end, this diversity of vineyards and grapes is mirrored in the deeply characteristic taste of each wine variety. Passion and meticulous care are bywords at our estate, visible not only in the ultimate wines themselves but also in the fact that you will sooner find Alois Zimmermann in the vineyards than in the office.
Above the city of Krems, vines are planted on five layers of terraces. The Gernlüssen vineyard lies at the rim of the wine village Gedersdorf. This vineyard numbers among the most well-known vineyards of Austria. Facing south, its fine-grained loess soil fulfils outstandingly the requirements of mineral-toned, full-throated wines. This place is known for the calcareous limestone foundation next to the quartz-rich Danube gravel. The Rosshimmel vineyard is located high up on the Rohrendorf grapevine slopes, facing southwest.RIED KREMSER KRAXN
RIED GERNLÜSSEN
RIED KREMSER SANDGRUBE
RIED KREMSER GEBLING
RIED KAPUZINERBERG
RIED ROSSHIMMEL
GERNLÜSSEN
__ Variety: Grüner Veltliner
The Gernlüssen vineyard lies at the rim of the wine village Gedersdorf, at the foot of the slope where fruitful terrain combines loess with deep brown earth to create optimal conditions for the vines.
KREMSER SANDGRUBE
__ Variety: Grüner Veltliner
This vineyard numbers among the most well-known vineyards of Austria. The type of loess which prevails here bestows a characteristic fruity, aromatic taste to the grüner veltliner wine.
KREMSER GEBLING
__ Variety: Grüner Veltliner
The Kremser Gebling vineyard is documented in local records reaching as far back as 1284, historically underscoring the excellence of its conditions. Facing south, its fine-grained loess soil fulfils outstandingly the requirements of mineral-toned, full-throated wines.
ROSSHIMMEL
__ Variety: Grüner Veltliner, Riesling
The Rosshimmel vineyard is located high up on the Rohrendorf grapevine slopes, facing southwest. Its stoney argillaceous geology is perfect for really top lusty wines.
KAPUZINERBERG
__ Variety: Riesling
This vineyard lies above the Kremser Gebling vines in a wind-protected bowl. What distinguishes this spot in particular is the limy calcareous fundament alongside Danube gravel rich in quartz, blanketed over by a bed of loess.
KREMSER KRAXN
__ Variety: Riesling
Above the city of Krems, vines are planted on five layers of terraces. A scraggy base of primordial rock stores the warmth of the sun ideally, forfeiting absorbed warmth in the cool nights, generating the ultimate taste in the riesling grapes.
