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Christian Fischer

Christian Fischer: Thermenregion at its tastiest

Anton Moiseenko·
Austria
·01/12/2025·11 min read
It’s a rainy September day in Sooß (or Sooss, pronounced su:s), a small commune in Austria’s Thermenregion, just an hour...

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Stopped by the Christian Fischer's dwellings in Th Stopped by the Christian Fischer's dwellings in Thermenregion south of Vienna. Surprisingly, lots of oil pumps around, hopefully Trump never knows! He made his first Pinot Noir when I was 2 years old, absolutely no chances of tasting it today, but 2016 Pinot "100 cases" feels silky AF. The winery itself is hidden in one of the inconspicuous buildings in a quiet village of Sooß with breathtaking views on hilly vineyards. It’s not exactly steep, but enough to remind the gentle slopes of Chablis. Fischer's wines show great ambition and passion for both reds and whites as well as for high-end orange wine, 95 Falstaff, no joke. And the family goes back to the times when vineyards were more of a survival necessity than today's luxury surplus. The cellar holds an intriguing patchwork of barrels: elegant French barriques beside broad-shouldered Austrian casks, some young and golden, others darkened by decades of service. The range spans from 225-liter French oak for the concentrated reds to 500-liter casks for Rotgipfler and Chardonnay, and a few towering 3,000-liter Austrian vats for the Classic wines. The whites age in softly toasted barrels, the reds in deeper, medium-plus oak. In here, there’s a special focus on local varieties Zierfandler and Rotgipfler, a tough job for one’s brain and mouth, but a great attraction for tastebuds. For those unable to learn the presence of Gruner Veltliner and Chardonnay will make life easier. And those local reds are largely dominated by Zweigelt, St Laurent and, the King, Pinot Noir. ❗Full article link and the tasting notes- in bio ✌️ Vielen Dank, @fischer_winery !
José González' song 'Heartbeats' was put into Sony José González' song 'Heartbeats' was put into Sony Bravia engenious TV spot 20 years ago, in 2005. They used 250 000 bouncy balls to roll down the San Francisco hills. Love this song since that time. 🎉 Happy New Year a todos 😋 @jose.gonz.music #heartbeats
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An unforseen tasting w/ JOHANNES ZILLINGER in 🌧️ W An unforseen tasting w/ JOHANNES ZILLINGER in 🌧️ Weinvirtel 🇦🇹 If you know, you know. If you don't, you should. Your taste buds and tasting buddies will appreciate the introduction. ❗Stunning wines, herbs covered vines, grunting pigs & piglets, and incredible unison sounds of tens of fermenting barrels .... Vielen Dank for your time, @johannes.zillinger ! Those in 🇵🇹 Portugal — don't forget to source these beauties from @gio_chezhia 👈 #WhiteSolera #Revolution #ThisWasSomething
So many years and still single — Single Vineyard S So many years and still single — Single Vineyard Summit 😂😋🇦🇹 by @oetw.traditionsweingueter, or, to put it simpler, ÓTW, the only world classification we, the small people, live to take an active part in real-time. Thanks to the ideas of Michael Moosbrugger (and many others) we still have no clue what the first ÓTW.Grosse Lage will taste like 😋 Thank you, @michael.tischler.zimmermann and the team for pushing this huge event through! Prost & tchussss! 😋🍷🧡
My first VDP.Pfalz: quick & delicious. ✌️ nothing My first VDP.Pfalz: quick & delicious. ✌️ nothing can describe the 1963 Hohenmorgen Spätlese 🙏🙏🙏 @vdp.pfalz @weingutphilippkuhn @ringswein @buerklinwolf @weingutmuenzberg @weingut_kranz @reichsratvonbuhl #Travels #Germany
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