Thermal region
The Thermenregion is a wine-growing region in Lower Austria that was created with the 1985 Wine Law. The former Gumpoldskirchen and Bad Vöslau wine-growing regions were merged. The thermal region encompasses around 2,500 hectares of vineyards and extends from the eastern foothills of the Vienna Woods , starting in Perchtoldsdorf via Mödling and Baden to Wiener Neustadt .
Viticulture
Gravel-rich shell limestone soils in the south are particularly suitable for red wines . Moist clay soils in the north create the best conditions for white wines .
The Falstaff Wine Guide describes the climate of the thermal region as Pannonian with "hot summers and dry autumns and 1,800 hours of sunshine a year". Due to the location in the Pannonian region (balanced, almost Mediterranean climate ) there are strong, full-bodied red wines (northern Steinfeld ) and full, ripe white wines (northern thermal region).
A specialty are the autochthonous white grape varieties Zierfandler (synonym: late red) and Rotgipfler , which are often combined into a cuvée . The variety of varieties in the thermal region includes Blauer Portugieser , Neuburger , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Noir , St. Laurent , Zweigelt , Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon .
“Der Feinschmecker” describes the thermal region as “Austria's Burgundy” and has attracted attention again in recent years due to the remarkable Pinot Noir culture around the towns of Sooss , Bad Vöslau , Tattendorf and Teesdorf .
Red wine centers in the thermal region are Bad Vöslau, Sooß, Tattendorf and Teesdorf. White wines come from Perchtoldsdorf, Gumpoldskirchen, Pfaffstätten, Baden, Guntramsdorf and Traiskirchen.
The best wines in the region are determined every year by a jury of experts as part of a wine tasting award. The winning wines from "Best of Thermenregion" are the so-called "variety winners". Every spring, the current variety winners are presented at the Thermenregion wine festival.
The Thermenregion wine festival takes place every year in May on two days. In addition to wines from the thermal region, regional companies offer culinary delicacies from their own production. The first day of the wine festival is dedicated to the variety of varieties of the thermal region: Zierfandler, Rotgipfler, Pinot Blanc (Pinot Blanc), Welschriesling , Neuburger, St. Laurent, Zweigelt, Blauer Portugieser, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and a large selection of sweet wines are on offer . Between 200 and 300 wines from the thermal region can be tasted on this day. On the second day of the wine festival, the winners of the variety will be presented. The 35 most award-winning wines from the thermal region (17 of them winners) can be tasted.
The organizer is the Weinforum Thermenregion, an association that has been committed to quality viticulture in the region and marketing the wines since 1991. The Thermenregion wine festival is the largest annual wine event in the region. A wine show of the regional wineries.
tourism
The thermal region is also popular with hikers and nature lovers. A number of castles and palaces as well as churches and monasteries, such as the former Benedictine abbey in Klein-Mariazell , the pilgrimage church Hafnerberg or the Heiligenkreuz Abbey , can be visited in this region. The sulfur and thermal springs were already used for healing purposes in Roman times.
economy
The thermal region is also one of the most efficient economic regions in the Republic of Austria (especially in the area from Baden to Vösendorf , see also the industrial center of Lower Austria South ) .
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Moser, Falstaff Weinguide 2010. Austria. South-Tirol. Falstaff, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-902660-08-4 , p. 208
- ^ Ingo Swoboda, Der Feinschmecker, Wein aus Österreich, Bookazine No. 23, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8342-1053-1 , p. 70