There is hardly another vineyard that has shaped the perception of the Wachau as a serious high-quality wine-growing region as strongly as that of the Knoll family. Many generations of this family have dedicated their lives to growing wine: the first glass bottles were filled with Knoll wine in the 1950s, and the arguably most famous wine label in Austria – the family’s trademark baroque image of Saint Urban – first graced the Knoll wine bottl...
Emmerich Knoll plans the terrain to best advantage and tinkers with the finer details with the precision of a Swiss clock-maker. The Kellerberg is one of the finest individual locations in the world and because of its specific geological nature produces very special wines. Their minerality and singularity make them wines which consistently distinguish themselves.
Soil Profile Schütt:
The vineyard was formed on a stream debris cone a...
The history of the Wachau is naturally intertwined with much of the history of the vineyard. The name "Wachau" dates back to the description of an estate that belonged to a Bavarian monastery called Niederalteich in the Spitz area and was first mentioned in a Carolingian document from the year 830. At that time, the vineyard was already established in the Danube Valley downstream from Melk: T...
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