Winery in the Wachau focusing on Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from the Spitzer Graben
Weingut Johann Donabaum GmbH
Spitz (AT)New on Amplifa
About the Winery
The Johann Donabaum winery is a family-owned winery in Spitz, Lower Austria, in the side valley Spitzer Graben of the wine-growing region Wachau. The company cultivates vineyards on the steep terraces of the Wachau and produces white wines, especially Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. The wines mature on soils of gneiss, slate, loess, sand, marble and volcanic rock. As a member of Vinea Wachau, the winery is committed to natural wine production with secured origin and strict self-monitoring; the wines are marketed according to the quality levels Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd. In addition to viticulture, the winery offers tastings and accommodation for guests and sells its wines via a list of retailers as well as direct sales.
- Site
- Spitz
- Processes
- Wine trade, Tastings, Accommodation/vacation at the winery
- Materials
- Grüner Veltliner, Riesling
- Certificates
- Vinea Wachau Codex
- Industries
- Viticulture
- 01
Vineyard maintenance
- 02
Hand harvesting
- 03
Winemaking
- 04
Aging and maturation
- 05
Bottling
- 06
Direct sales and wine trade
Grape Varieties and Soils
Grüner Veltliner
Focus of the winery in the Wachau.
Riesling
Second main grape variety of the winery.
Location
Spitz
ATWinery
- Materials
- Grüner Veltliner, Riesling
Wines
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Quality and Origin
As a member of Vinea Wachau, the winery is subject to a codex for natural wine production with strict self-monitoring and secured origin; machine harvesting and the purchase of grapes from other regions are excluded.
| Evidence | Spitz |
|---|---|
| Vinea Wachau Codex |
History
- 1983
Foundation of Vinea Wachau as the appellation protection of the Wachau, whose codex the winery commits to.