“The question is: how naturally and sustainably can I produce wine? The grape acts as a medium. If a vineyard has a calcareous soil, I want to make it tastable in the wine. If it has pebbles, I want to taste the pebbles. Biodynamic methods allow me to express this.“

Claus Preisinger processes grapes from around 40 ha (100 acres) on the north shore of Lake Neusiedl, working on both sides of Lake Neusiedl – on the “west coast” and “east coast”, as he likes to say.

“I want to bring the essence of the grapes as pure and low-tech as possible into the bottle, all natural and visceral. I am a minimalist and a fanatic of quality for all my wines.” Since 2002 all wines are fermented spontaneously without use of cultivated yeasts. It is important for Claus not to extract too much from the grapes, because the wines already have plenty of tannins and ripe acidity. They could otherwise become too heavy for his taste.

The wines only receive a very moderate dose or no sulphur dioxide at all; tannins and acidity keep them stable. “As I am increasingly intolerant of sulphur in food and wines, I cannot produce such a thing myself”, he explains.

Information

Domain Name:
Weingut Claus Preisinger
Winemaker's Name:
Claus Preisinger
Country:
Austria
Region:
Burgenland
Appellations:
Burgenland, Steiermark
Farming:
Organic / Biodynamic (Lacon Institut)
Plough horse:
yes
Grape varieties:
Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt, Merlot, Weissburgunder, Grüner Veltliner, Chardonnay, Gemischter Satz, St. Laurent, Pinot Noir, Blaufrankisch, Saint Laurent, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Muscat Ottonel, Gruner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc, Furmint, Riesling, Scheurebe, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Pinot noir, Sankt Laurent

Edit Domain description

IntroStep 1

Tell us about your domain history, your family’s role in it and what makes your wine special.

Our app supports four languages: Italian, English, French, and Japanese. You can write your domain's story in any of these languages, and our app will automatically translate it into the other three. Just remember to check the translations to ensure they accurately reflect your unique story.

<div class="page" title="Page 6">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<p style="text-align: justify;">&ldquo;The question is: how naturally and sustainably can I produce wine? The grape acts as a medium. If a vineyard has a calcareous soil, I want to make it tastable in the wine. If it has pebbles, I want to taste the pebbles. Biodynamic methods allow me to express this.&ldquo;</p>
<div class="page" title="Page 2">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<p style="text-align: justify;">Claus Preisinger processes grapes from around 40 ha (100 acres) on the north shore of Lake Neusiedl, working<span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">&nbsp;on both sides of Lake Neusiedl &ndash; on the &ldquo;west coast&rdquo; and &ldquo;east coast&rdquo;, as he likes to say.</span></p>
<div class="page" title="Page 4">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<div class="page" title="Page 5">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<p style="text-align: justify;">&ldquo;I want to bring the essence of the grapes as pure and low-tech as possible into the bottle, all natural and visceral. I am a minimalist and a fanatic of quality for all my wines.&rdquo; Since 2002 all wines are fermented spontaneously without use of cultivated yeasts. It is important for Claus not to extract too much from the grapes, because the wines already have plenty of tannins and ripe acidity. They could otherwise become too heavy for his taste.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The wines only receive a very moderate dose or no sulphur dioxide at all; tannins and acidity keep them stable. &ldquo;As I am increasingly intolerant of sulphur in food and wines, I cannot produce such a thing myself&rdquo;, he explains.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>

Select the language you wrote your description in:

To make sure all users all over the world can read this, make sure you select the original language of the text you added. Translate it in the next step.