kim marcus on the road

First Impressions of the Wachau and a Visit to Ried Klaus

Posted: May 12, 2007 11:31am ET

On my way out of the Burgenland, I stop by the winery and vineyards of Umathum, one of Austria’s best all-around red wine producers. Josef “Pepe” Umathum is articulate and friendly. Like many other producers, he is going biodynamic, which is rooted deeply in Austria given that Rudolf Steiner, the father of biodynamics, was an Austrian.

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