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If you drive upstream through the Wachau on the left side of the Danube, along the steep, terraced vineyards, after a few kilometers you arrive at one of the most spectacular towns in the region - Spitz. Monumentally, the vineyard "Tausendeimerberg" rises into the sky, against which the beautiful Renaissance and Baroque houses literally nestle. The vineyard got its peculiar name from a legend that in good years up to a thousand buckets of wine could be harvested here. Calculations have shown that this would correspond to a quantity of 56,000 litres. Today, top winemakers like Franz Hirtzberger produce world-class white wines here on the unique terroir of the "Tausendeimerberg". Yet this picturesque village did not always belong to Lower Austria. From 812 to 1504 it was an enclave of the Niederaltaich monastery and was firmly in Bavarian hands. Parts of the village's coat of arms are still adorned with the typical Bavarian lozenges. Presently there are about 1,500 inhabitants, many of whom are closely connected to wine. Those who would like to get an idea of this village will come across listed historical buildings, such as the late Gothic parish church or Niederhaus Castle. The navigation museum informs about the development of Danube navigation. Wine lovers enjoy the great wines of the "Tausendeimerberge" or the equally famous Laage "Rotes Tor" in restaurants and Buschenschänken. In addition to the wines of Franz Hirtzberger, which already enjoy something like cult status among connoisseurs, those from the Donabaum or Gritsch wineries, for example, are also held in the highest esteem.

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2021 Grüner Veltliner Wachau DAC Spitz Ried Setzberg Smaragd
Weingut Roman Gritsch
Austria
Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
White Wine
Grüner Veltliner
14%
Grüner Veltliner Wachau DAC Spitz Ried Setzberg Smaragd White Wine
93
Vinothek Fohringer
Wine Bar
Austria
3620 Spitz, Austria
3 Wine Glasses
91
Points
Heuriger Zum Strawanzer
Wine Tavern
Austria
3620 Spitz, Austria
3 Grapes
91
Points
Weingut Thomas Gritsch
Wine Tavern
Austria
3620 Spitz, Austria
3 Grapes
91
Points
Weingut Christoph Donabaum
Wine Tavern
Austria
3620 Spitz, Austria
3 Grapes
91
Points
Weingut Roman Gritsch
Wine Tavern
Austria
3620 Spitz, Austria
3 Grapes
90
Points
Familie Gebetsberger
Wine Tavern
Austria
3620 Spitz, Austria
2 Grapes
89
Points
Weinbaubetrieb & Heuriger Lechner
Wine Tavern
Austria
3620 Spitz, Austria
2 Grapes
89
Points
Weingut Schöberl »pichl-hof«
Wine Tavern
Austria
3620 Spitz, Austria
2 Grapes
89
Points
2019 Zweigelt
Weingut Eder
Austria
Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Red Wine
Zweigelt
13,5%
Zweigelt Red Wine
89
Weingut Mayer
Wine Tavern
Austria
3620 Spitz, Austria
2 Grapes
87
Points
Weingut und Heuriger Stalzer
Wine Tavern
Austria
3620 Spitz, Austria
2 Grapes
87
Points
Weingut FJ Gritsch
Winery
Austria
Spitz,  Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
5
Stars
Weingut Franz Hirtzberger
Winery
Austria
Spitz,  Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
5
Stars
Weingut Hofstätter Wolfgang
Winery
Austria
Spitz,  Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
4
Stars
Weingut Johann Donabaum
Winery
Austria
Spitz,  Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
4
Stars
Weingut Josef & Georg Högl
Winery
Austria
Spitz,  Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
4
Stars
Weingut Lagler
Winery
Austria
Spitz,  Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
4
Stars
Anton Nothnagl
Winery
Austria
Spitz,  Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
3
Stars
Weingut Atzberg
Winery
Austria
Spitz,  Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
3
Stars
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