H. & M. Hofer
As I approached Auersthal from the south (which had not been my intention, but this rolling landscape near the Slovakian border is singularly lacking in landmarks and clear signage), I was amazed by the appearance of dozens of derricks spread across the gently rolling landscape. Wine, it seems, is scarcely the most important thing being extracted from the ground around Auersthal. Most of the Hofers' vineyards are beyond the oil fields in neighboring Bockfliess, where gruner veltliner dominates and where good parcels, as Hermann Hofer explains, are readily for sale or rent as small hobby vintners and farmers in mixed agriculture give up on the vine. The Hofers, who practice annual green harvest and vinify entirely in stainless steel with cultured yeasts, began picking at the end of September this year, which was around two weeks in advance of their normal practice. (Terry Theise) Also recommended: 2003 Gruner Veltliner Vom Vogelsang.
From Austria's Surprising 2003s (Nov 2004) by David Schildknecht
2003 Gruner Veltliner Von Den Rieden
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2003 Riesling
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