The Austrian Wine Review

You may have heard of the Kamptal. It is one of Austria's major wine regions and quite well-known internationally. But what are the important aspects to know about the Kamptal? The Kamptal wine region is one of Austria's most prestigious and successful wine-growing areas, located in Lower Austria about an hour outside of Vienna. Named after the Kamp River that runs through it and covers approximately 3,583 hectares of vineyards. The "tal" in the name Kamptal refers to "valleys" in German, describing the steep hills which rise from the Kamp River to create hilly valleys with wonderful conditions for growing a variety of grapes. The Kamp River, approximately 150 km in length, flows from north to south, ultimately discharging into the Danube east of Krems. The Kamptal wine-growing region exhibits a diverse geological profile, encompassing loess, gravel, prominent crystalline intrusions, feldspar-rich red sandstone, and conglomerate formations, notably on the re...