Salomon Undhof is a notable icon of Austrian viticultural history and is one of Austria's oldest privately owned wineries. White wines have been produced here for 230 years from some of the best Grand Cru sites along the Danube, including such famous vineyards as 'Ried Steiner Kögl', 'Ried Pfaffenberg', 'Ried Wachtberg' and 'Ried Lindberg'.
The winery's notability was established in the early 1930s with one of Austria's first wine-bottling plants. Today, through Bertold Salomon, the estate is best known for its excellent dry Riesling and Grüner Veltliner - the long-lived, elegant wines for which it is renowned. More than half of the 25 hectares of vineyards are planted with Riesling, the rest with Grüner Veltliner, and a small part with Gelber Traminer. Salomon Undhof's original parish terraces are located in the westernmost part of the Kremstal, where the soils are predominantly primary rock. The wine-growing region of Kremstal and the World Heritage Site of Wachau converge in Stein an der Donau to form this unique viticultural area. The old wine town of Stein takes its name from the predominance of primary rock soils on the stone terraces. Controlled integrated vineyard management and the renunciation of herbicides keep these vineyards in a healthy balance. The ninth generation of siblings, Bert and Fanny Marie, have now taken over. After 25 years of two harvests each (in Austria and Australia), parents Bertold and Gertrud are handing over the reins to the next generation and are primarily focused on the premium red wines of their Australian "Salomon Estate" in Finniss River and on their joint venture "Salomon & Andrew" in New Zealand.
