Wagram

Wagram is one of the 5 regions that follow each other along the Danube: Wachau, Kremsal, Kamptal Traisental and Wagram. The Wachau is the narrowest and steepest, the next three are linked to tributary river valleys, and Wagram is situated where the valley has gotten wider and the Danube has plowed a river valley plain. The vineyards are all on the "break point" between the older, higher plateau and the river valley, on loam, or Löss in German.

Like many other Austrian wine regions, Wagram's terroir is affected by its distinctly continental climate. Warm breezes coming from the warm Pannonian Plain to the east are tempered by cool Alpine influences from the north. Warm and dry days followed by much cooler nights help to preserve the vital flavour profiles of the grapes.

The Wagram plateau is bordered on its northern side by a ridge 20m (65ft) high that runs parallel to the Danube for around 25km (15 miles). This is an ancient shore of the river, and Wagram's name comes from the word Wogenrain, meaning shore.

Soils in Wagram are more or less uniform across the entire region, with a deep and dominant layer of loess – a point of pride for local vignerons. This loess has good water-storage capacities and there is little need for irrigation during the dry growing season.

some of the most typical varieties in Wagram

Wagram is a well-known area for growing walnuts as well as many grapes.

The walnut is thought to be the oldest tree fruit. It originated in Persia, where findings of the remains of fossilised shells verify that it was already in use there in 7000 BC. From Persia it spread to Central Asia, China and Greece via trade routes. Roman legionaries brought the walnut to the Roman Empire as well as to the lands on the other side of the Alps.

At first, the tree was known in German as Walschbaum, which is derived from the word Walsch or Welsch, the original Germanic term for Celts or the inhabitants of Italy. It was only in the 18th century that the name Walnussbaum came into use. Occasionally the walnut is called “Persian walnut” due to its origin.