Kamptal is a wine area within Lower Austria, where cool Waldviertel air meets loess and rock terraces. Grüner Veltliner is fruity, peppery and high in acidity. Its Riesling has more body and fruit flavour than the lighter Riesling of Kremstal, and the area also produces red wines.
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Elsewhere in Lower Austria
- Carnuntum5 producersCloser to the Pannonian Plain, Carnuntum gives Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch riper cherry fruit and rounder tannin.
- Kremstal6 producersKremstal pairs spicy, ripe Grüner Veltliner with lighter, mineral Riesling.
- Thermenregion1 producerIn Thermenregion, indigenous varieties sit alongside fuller styles of white and red wine.
- Traisental2 producersTraisental centres on Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, the two main white grapes.
- Wachau12 producersRiesling and Grüner Veltliner grow on Wachau's steep Danube terraces of gneiss and loess. The wines can combine concentrated fruit with pronounced acidity; Grüner Veltliner may show apple, tropical fruit and white-pepper notes.
- Wagram7 producersWagram's loess soils support ripe, structured Grüner Veltliner and distinctive Roter Veltliner.
- Weinviertel8 producersWeinviertel has broad loess hills in Lower Austria. Grüner Veltliner is typically light, crisp and peppery.
Producers in Kamptal
Producer profiles
- Schloss GobelsburgKamptal estate farming Riesling and Grüner Veltliner since 1171, the oldest documented winery in the Danube region.
- Weingut AllramA four-generation Kamptal family estate in Straß, where hand-harvested Grüner Veltliner and Riesling run from village wines to longer-aged reserves.
- Weingut ArndorferOrganic Kamptal estate making Grüner Veltliner in classic, lees-aged and skin-fermented forms.
- Weingut Birgit EichingerA Kamptal estate where Birgit and Gloria Eichinger turn Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from named sites into dry wines marked by orchard fruit, citrus, spice and fresh acidity.
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- Weingut BründlmayerA Langenlois estate led by Willi Bründlmayer, known for Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, rocky Heiligenstein sites and bottle-fermented Brut.
- Weingut Fichtenbauer-MoldA family-run Langenlois estate focused on Kamptal DAC Riesling and Grüner Veltliner, with vineyards across loess, slate, granite and gneiss.
- Weingut Fred LoimerA Langenlois estate linking Kamptal and Gumpoldskirchen vineyards with biodynamic farming, skin-contact Achtung wines and a long-running sparkling programme.
- Weingut Gerhard DeimA Schönberg estate in northern Kamptal, where Grüner Veltliner and Riesling meet named vineyard wines, large casks and sparkling wine.
- Weingut HiedlerA 1856 Langenlois family estate making Kamptal Grüner Veltliner, Riesling and Weissburgunder from named vineyards, with hand work, natural yeast and lees ageing shaping dry, site-led whites.
- Weingut HirschFrom a 500-year-old Kammern farmstead in Kamptal, Johannes Hirsch makes Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from slopes around Kammern and Zöbing.
- Weingut JurtschitschA 62-hectare family estate in Langenlois, where Grüner Veltliner and Riesling lead into named Kamptal vineyard wines.
- Weingut Kurt AngererA fourth-generation Lengenfeld estate in western Kamptal, where soil- and site-named wines bring gravel, loess and primary rock onto the label.
- Weingut LoimerA Langenlois estate centred on Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, joining Kamptal fruit, biodynamic vineyard work and spontaneous fermentation.
- Weingut NastlA family estate in Langenlois, Kamptal, where Christian Nastl turns Zweigelt into bright, lees-aged rosé and works alongside his father Günter in the vineyards.
- Weingut RablA family estate in Langenlois, Kamptal, farming 80 hectares across Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Zweigelt, rosé and Eiswein.
- Weingut Rudolf RablA Langenlois family estate with 80 hectares of vines, Rabl turns Grüner Veltliner, Riesling and Gelber Muskateller into distinct wines shaped by named sites and cellar work.
- Weingut SteiningerA Langenlois family estate making bottle-fermented Kamptal Sekt from Grüner Veltliner and Riesling since 1989.
- Weingut TopfWeingut Topf in Straß shapes wines from Strassertal vineyards, spanning Riesling, Zweigelt, single-site bottlings and sparkling wines.
- Weingut WaldschützA family estate in Straß-Elsarn at the beginning of Kamptal, making hand-harvested Grüner Veltliner, Riesling and other whites from mineral soils.
- Weingut WeszeliKamptal Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from Langenlois, shaped by biodynamic vineyard work, spontaneous fermentation, lees ageing and large wood.