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PRAGER (PRAH-ger) Location: Wachau Established: 1715 Principals: Toni Bodenstein (winemaker and owner), and Ilse Bodenstein (owner) Hectares: 17.5 KEY POINTS: 1. Franz Prager, co-founder of the elite Vinea Wachau [5] , had already earned a reputation for his wines when current winemaker Toni Bodenstein married into the family. 2. Bodenstein’s passion for biodiversity and old terraces, coupled with brilliant winemaking, places Prager in the highest echelon of Austrian producers. 3. The estate enjoys a reputation for producing world-class wines of power, precision and clear terroir expression.

RUDI PICHLER (rudy PEAK-ler) Location: Wachau Established: 1904 Principal: Rudi Pichler (winemaker and owner) Hectares: 15

KEY POINTS: 1. Rudi Pichler is among the elite growers of the Wachau producing powerful wines of depth, substance, and razor- sharp expressions of terroir. 2. Holdings in top Rieden [3] in Wösendorf and Weissenkirchen. Grüner Veltliner and Riesling make up 95% of the production with the remaining 5% shared between Weissburgunder and Roter Veltliner. 3. Rudi Pichler belongs to the prestigious Vinea Wachau [5] and vinifies under the strict parameters of its codex.

CORE SKUS: 1. Prager Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Hinter der Burg

CORE SKUS: 1. Rudi Pichler Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Wachauer 2. Rudi Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Terrassen 3. Rudi Pichler Riesling Smaragd Terrassen

2. Prager Riesling Federspiel Steinriegl 3. Prager Grüner Veltliner Achleiten

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