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Along the Danube Part 1
The Wine Thieves begin their cruise along the Danube exploring Neiderösterreich (Lower Austria), pausing to marvel at the magnificent, steeply terraced vineyards of the Wachau, the variegated side valleys of the Kremstal, Kamptal and the Traisental, with a pampered pitstop in Langenlois before next weekâs hike into the Weinvertel. Sara loses John briefly to a reverie on loess, whose thick strata are the origins for the worldâs greatest grüner veltliner, but brings him back in time for a conversation with Michael Moosbrugger, thoughtful winemaker and estate manager of historic Schloss Gobelsburg in the Kamptal, celebrating 850 harvests this year. Heâs also the president of the ÃTW (Ãsterreichische Traditionsweingüter), and speaks to us about the ongoing development of the Erste Lagen â â1er cruâ â classification and the 30 years of study and research and tastings it will take to realize the  project. Our con