{"title":"Martin Muthenthaler","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin spent 20 years working at Domaine Wachau before taking over his grandparents' old vineyards. He doesn't belong to Vinea Wachau because he finds the labelling terms too limiting. Instead he picks each site on its own merit, when he feels it's ready for that vintage and doesn't want to be constrained by predetermined ideas of what the wine should be. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis vineyards in the Spitzer Graben lack the notoriety of those along the Danube. Until the era of climate change it was too cold most years to make the powerful wines synonymous with the Wachau. Now it’s the final frontier for high acid, fresh wines as the eastern end of the valley struggles to keep alcohol levels under control. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEncouraged by his friend, Peter Veyder-Mahlberg, he converted his vineyards to organics. Together they are reviving the nearly abandoned Brandstatt vineyard, to the delight of Riesling drinkers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/sf.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/martin-muthenthaler.oembed","provider":"Flatiron SF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}