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Kirchweg
Before construction of the
village church, residents of
Wösendor f were obliged to walk
along the Kirchweg, the church-
path, to nearby Sankt Michael.
Ried Kirchweg lies just nor th
of the path, where the vineyard
borders on the Hochrain, and was
known early-on for producing
par ticularly good results with
Riesling on the higher-situated
Wösendor f side.
The reason for this is a small
tributary stream, which during
heavy rainfalls has blanketed the
Danube sediments with sand
and coarsely grained streambed
stones, creating a gently sloping
alluvial fan. Next to the westerly
Achleithen, the Kirchweg soils
display the least concentration
of carbonates in their subsoil.
The lower-lying side closer to St.
Michael is composed of Danube
sediments and reserved for the
Grüner Veltliner.