Family winery focusing on Riesling and Grüner Veltliner from the Undhof as well as red wines from Salomon Estate in South Australia
Salomon Wines (Weingut Salomon Undhof)
Stein an der Donau (Krems), Austria · Finniss River / South AustraliaNew on Amplifa
About Salomon Wines
Salomon Wines comprises the Weingut Salomon Undhof in Stein an der Donau (Krems) as well as Salomon Estate in the Finniss River Valley in South Australia. The Undhof is one of the oldest private wineries in Austria; since 1792, white wines with fine minerality have been produced there from terraced vineyard sites along the Danube, above all dry Rieslings and Grüner Veltliners. In 1932, the first estate-bottled wine in Austria was produced, and by the late 1930s exports reached as far as the USA. In the mid-1990s, the Salomon family acquired 50 hectares of land in South Australia and planted around 15 hectares of vineyards; the first harvest of the cool-climate region took place in 1998. The range includes Erste Lage wines, village and regional wines, sweet wines, rosé, pomace brandies, olive oil and apricot jam. The family business is run by twins Fanny-Marie and Bert Salomon in the ninth generation.
- Site
- Stein an der Donau (Krems), Austria
- Processes
- Direct distribution/shop, Event venue, Brandies (pomace brandy), Olive oil, Apricot jam
- Materials
- Riesling, Grüner Veltliner, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gemischter Satz
- Certificates
- Awards/Wine guides
- Founded
- 1792
- Industries
- Viticulture
- 01
Viticulture in the vineyards
- 02
Grape harvest and cellar work
- 03
Vinification and maturation
- 04
Estate bottling
- 05
Direct distribution via shop and trade
Wines & Products
Riesling
Dry white wines with fine minerality from terraced vineyard sites along the Danube, including Erste Lage sites such as Ried Kögl and Ried Steiner Kögl.
Grüner Veltliner
Signature grape variety of the Undhof, among others as an Erste Lage from Ried Wachtberg and as the Salzburg Festival wine.
Shiraz
Red grape variety from Salomon Estate in the Finniss River Valley, including Sea Eagle Vineyard and Alttus.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Red grape variety from Salomon Estate, including Braeside Vineyard.
Gemischter Satz
Lower Austrian regional wine, for example Fünferl.
Wineries & Locations
Weingut Salomon Undhof
ATWinery
- Materials
- Riesling, Grüner Veltliner, Gemischter Satz, sweet wines, brandies
Salomon Estate
AUWinery, ca. 50 ha of land, ca. 15 ha of vineyards
- Materials
- Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, red cuvées, olive oil
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The quality of the wines is recognized internationally; Salomon Undhof has been listed in Hugh Johnson's World Atlas of Wine as a "highly recommended producer" since the first edition.
| Evidence | Weingut Salomon Undhof |
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| Awards/Wine guides |
History
- 1792
Start of wine production at the Undhof; Capuchin monks as previous owners
- 1932
First estate-bottled wine at a winery in Austria
- Ende 1930er
Exports as far as the USA
- Mitte 1990er
Acquisition of 50 ha in South Australia (Salomon Estate)
- 1998
First harvest in Australia