What it pairs with
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Grilled trout with herbs
Organic farming and herbal notes in the wine match herb-grilled freshwater fish. -
Organic mixed salad
Biodynamic Grüner pairs naturally with fresh, organic vegetable preparations. -
Fresh bread with herb butter
Easy-drinking peppery Grüner with a simple Heurigen snack.
History
Bioweingut Schmidl in Unterloiben is one of the few certified biodynamic/organic estates in the Loiben cluster. The estate has practiced biodynamic viticulture since the late 20th century, aligning with Nikolaihof's natural approach in the southern Wachau.
- 1975 — First commercial Federspiel Grüner Veltliner from the Schmidl estate
- 1998 — Estate transitions to certified biodynamic-practicing status
Facts
- Producer
- Bioweingut Schmidl
- Grapes
- Grüner Veltliner
- Classification
- Wachau DAC
- Oak
- Stainless steel; no oak
- ABV
- 11.5%
- Price
- €18-28 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1-4 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1975
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED