Rainer Christ has a legacy of first-class vineyards, some of which have very old vines. In 2005, the winery was rebuilt and expanded. With its contemporary and unusual architecture, the Christ winery is an impressive landmark in Jedlersdorf. The great wealth of different soils and locations explains the enormous range of varieties. The Wiener Gemischter Satz is a unique and most traditional white wine. The colourful mix of grape varieties of this Viennese white wine specialty, which has often existed for generations, conveys the natural factors - the terroir - in an inimitable way. Numerous single-varietal specialties round off the portfolio.
The style of Christ wines is characterised by respect for natural resources - purist in the sense of genuine. Making geology and provenance tangible is the greatest challenge. The handling of the grapes is characterised by particular sensitivity. Manual harvesting and selection, the renunciation of fining, corrections and sterile filtration result in wines full of naturalness and vitality. Rainer Christ's philosophy is also a challenge for the architecture: gravity rules in the cellar - a Christ does not pump anything. Grape material and must are transported with the help of gravity. Five climate zones ensure ideal ripening conditions. Rainer Christ took over the Petershof organic winery on the Bisamberg with the 2014 vintage. Around two hectares of vineyards comprise the Wiesthalen vineyard and thus the entire organic winery. Petershof has been one of the pioneers of local organic viticulture for 30 years. The Wiesthalen vineyard is a historic "arrondissement" of Viennese viticulture. Flowering meadows and forests line the site, which towers high above the city, and the vineyard's own spring with small waterholes also promotes species richness and biodiversity.
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