| Region of production: | Wachau |
| Winery Location: | Spitz an der Donau |
| Year Established: | 2008 |
Vineyard Holdings
4 ha
- Kreutles: planted to Grüner Veltliner
- Liebedich: planted to Grüner Veltliner
- Hochrain: planted to Grüner Veltliner
- Weitenberg: planted to Grüner Veltliner, oldest parcel (55+ years)
- Bruck: planted to Riesling
- Buschenberg: planted to Riesling
Top Wines Produced
- Kreutles Grüner Veltliner
- Liebedich Grüner Veltliner
- Hochrain Grüner Veltliner
- Weitenberg Grüner Veltliner – fermented and aged in wooden barrels
- Bruck Riesling
- Buschenberg Riesling
Average Total Production
- 20,400 bottles
Summary
The winery was founded in 2008 and is named after founder and winemaker Peter Veyder-Malberg, a relative newcomer to the Wachau, After previous work in advertising, Peter has worked in Napa, Tuscany, New Zealand, and Germany and worked for fourteen years as Manager of winegrowing and oenology at the Graf Hardegg estate (Weinviertal). Peter is dedicated to working his vineyard parcels entirely by hand and began his label around the concept of working with some of the Wachau’s older vineyards that cannot be worked by machine, standing risk of being cleared. Farming is organic and biodynamic. Each wine carries a “Handarbeit” label on the neck signifying “handmade” (excluding theLiebedich Grüner, with fruit from a parcel requiring tractor work). Adhering to his belief that wine quality is connected to vineyard site rather than sugar and alcohol levels, he does not use standard Wachau designations (Steinfeder, Federspiel, Smaragd).
Style & Vinification Techniques
Peter farms organically and biodynamically, but is not certified. Grapes are hand harvested and pressed gently, sometimes with stems. An initial racking is done prior to fermentation, carried out by indigenous yeasts (commercial yeasts are added only to finish the wine if and when fermentations become stuck). Grüner Veltliner occasionally sees a light fining with bentonite, and minimum sulfur is added prior to bottling.
Producer Website: Veyder-Malberg