Duerstein & Wine Sampling

After the monestary we went to have lunch and then to the medieval town of Duerstein.


restaurant where we had lunch



3 course meal!



chicken with noodles



Austrian specialty Aepfelstrudel!



inside the restaurant (Andrew always manages to pop into my pix somehow!?)



After lunch we went for a walk in Duerstein, Austria's oldest town. Too bad we didn't go to the ruined castle on the hill



beautiful scenes on the Danube


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the medieval town



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After the walk we went to the Weingut Nastl brewery to sample some wine.



We had Kamptal Veltliner, bittmannsberg, Riesling Ladner, Sauvignon Balnc and Kamptal Cuvee



after we sampled the wine we went to visit the vineyards



the grapes are so sweet! :P



Finally, we went to the cellar where all the wine is stored



in the cellar



the black cellar mold only grows at the right temperature and humidity



the red wines are still stored in wooden barrels



the white wines are stored in stainless steel containers



The sampling room. We sampled some 2002 Eiswein and it was so sweet and yummy! :P I think it might be cheaper than in Vancouver so I bought a bottle. I'll save it for the New Year's! :)