Bottling...

over the course of the past two weeks we bottled the white wines.
the best part of this: the aromas!
...and no matter how lovely a glass of wine might be, there's really nothing like sticking your head in the not-quite-empty bottling tank,
and enjoying a remarkable experience: the bouquet of 6oo litres of wine, along with the additional 4400 litres of aroma-filled air!

Weingut Kollwentz
Römerhof GmbH
Hauptstraße 120
A - 7051 Großhöflein
Tel. +43 2682 65158
Fax +43 2682 65158 13
kollwentz@kollwentz.at
www.kollwentz.at

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We're finished with the pruning!

After nearly thirteen weeks, we're now done with the pruning—one of the main tasks of the vineyard-year.

At the same time, we've begun to remove the superfluous wood from the training-wires.

We leave about 5% of the year-old growth—that's 8-13 buds per vine. From each will grow a cane, which bears the leaves

and the grape clusters for this year's wine.

Here in the photo: the vineyard Steinmühle, grape variety Sauvignon Blanc, vines being cut down to stubs.

Weingut Kollwentz

Römerhof GmbH

Hauptstraße 120

A - 7051 Großhöflein

Tel. +43 2682 65158

Fax +43 2682 65158 13

kollwentz@kollwentz.at

www.kollwentz.at

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we're up to our ears in snow!

...and if you're tempted to say that this much snow
is in fact too much snow,
don't give up hope—
just do like Esther: believe that there's some item of interest
to be found underneath the frozen blanket
and stick your head in, right up to the ears!

Weingut Kollwentz
Römerhof GmbH
Hauptstraße 120
A - 7051 Großhöflein
Tel. +43 2682 65158
Fax +43 2682 65158 13
kollwentz@kollwentz.at
www.kollwentz.at

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Icy days...

We've never seen our vineyards covered in a carapace of ice like they are this year.
Fascinating! And thank goodness, this should ultimately not damage the vines...

Weingut Kollwentz
Römerhof GmbH
Hauptstraße 120
A - 7051 Großhöflein
Tel. +43 2682 65158
Fax +43 2682 65158 13
kollwentz@kollwentz.at
www.kollwentz.at

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Roasted bacon in the Leithagebirge

...and now comes time to tidy up the woods.
The best part of this is roasting bacon on hazel-boughs—
despite the temperature being -6°C/21°F, it doesn't feel cold;
and of course we've earned a sip or two of the 2012 rosé along with this...


Weingut Kollwentz
Römerhof GmbH
Hauptstraße 120
A - 7051 Großhöflein
Tel. +43 2682 65158
Fax +43 2682 65158 13
kollwentz@kollwentz.at
www.kollwentz.at

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We've picked the Beerenauslese!

We made the most of the only unrainy day, and harvested our Scheurebe before the snow arrived.

How was it outside? Ice-cold and windy!

What did we get for our efforts? After twenty hours pressing, we have 350 litres of Beerenauslese with a must-weight of 145° Oechsle.

That corresponds to some 290 grams of sugar in a litre of must...
 

The fermentation is likely to take about four weeks.

Stay tuned for further reports!

Weingut Kollwentz
Römerhof GmbH
Hauptstraße 120
A - 7051 Großhöflein
Tel. +43 2682 65158
Fax +43 2682 65158 13
kollwentz@kollwentz.at
www.kollwentz.at

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Labelling

Winter's coming and the season is about to begin;

the wines need to be on their way to the restaurateurs—

so now the labels go on the bottles...

Weingut Kollwentz

Römerhof GmbH

Hauptstraße 120

A - 7051 Großhöflein

Tel. +43 2682 65158

Fax +43 2682 65158 13

www.kollwentz.at

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