F.X. Pichler, Riesling Federspiel, Wachau, Austria 2017

The word “Wachau” on the label of a wine guarantees 100% hand-picking: All grapes in the Wachau wine-growing region must be picked by hand – even where a harvesting machine is technically possible. The higher you climb the Wachau DAC pyramid, the stricter the additional requirements become.

The following applies to all wines that display the “Wachau DAC” designation:
The grapes must grow and be processed in the designated Wachau wine-growing region. The consumer can clearly understand the origin of the wine, and the region benefits from this added value. The is only one exception: the processing of grapes from the Wachau is permitted in the adjacent wine-growing regions of Kremstal and Traisental under precisely defined conditions.