Subject: ♪♫"Heaven on Earth" in Austria♫♪

“Describing wine is boring – I prefer to drink it.” — Christian Tschida
Christian Tschida (pronounced like cheetah) cultivates 10 hectares of old vines that have been in his family for 4 generations, since the 19th century, in the Neusiedlersee part of Burgenland, the eastern most point of Austria.

He has a very hands off approach in his vineyards, preferring to let nature take its course. His wild looking parcels are instantly recognisable — overgrown with cover crops that both preserve biodiversity in the vineyards and force the vines to bury their roots deep into the soils in search of nutrients.

In the cellar Christian is both experimental and traditional - constantly trying new vinification techniques but never employing high tech equipment. His wines are all foot stomped, spontaneously fermented in closed tanks that sit outside in the shade, and racked using gravity.
Our quantities are limited due to his near 
God-like status and limited production!
¡We are Happy to Offer!
2016 Tschida Himmel Auf Erden Rosé 
$42 bottle
100% Cabernet Franc. The wine is spontaneously fermented in open top fermenters. Aged for 8 months, partly in oak, and partly in stainless steel. Unfined and unfiltered.
“Lush fruit notes with high acid.” — Rachel Signer, Brave New Palate

2016 Tschida Himmel Auf Erden Weiss 
$42 bottle
Scheurebe, Pinot Blanc grapes are hand harvested, destemmed, and crushed by foot. The juice ferments in large barrels with indigenous yeast and no racking. It spends 1 year aging in 500 to 1500-liter barrels and is bottled without fining or filtering and no addition of sulfur.
“Acid, tension, white flowers and grapefruits.” Rachel Signer, Brave New Palate

2016 Tschida Himmel Auf Erden II Maische Vergoren White 
$42 bottle
‘Maische Vergoren’ translates to ‘on the skins’ - and this is Tschida’s only skin contact white wine, or “orange wine.” Mainly the Scheurebe varietal, which Christian harvests from 60 year old vines. Smaller amounts of Weissburgunder and Muskat Ottonel are also added. Christian keeps the grapes on their skins for 6 months, bringing out more aromatic and herbal qualities. The wine is bottled without fining or filtration.
“lemon essence, dandelion, beeswax; acid on the back palate and lasting finish.” Rachel Signer, Brave New Palate
2015 Tschida Himmel Auf Erden Rot 
$42 bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon and Zweigelt
“Intense in texture and flavor, but also had mouthwatering acidity and lots of tart cherry notes. Steak wine.” — Rachel Signer, Brave New Palate

“Every harvest we use around 10% of our grapes for new ideas, and if these experiments become very nice, we bottle them separately – one of these is our Brutal. In 2015 it stayed one year on the skins. BRUUUUTAAAAALLLLL!!!” — Christian Tschida

2015 Tschida Brutal Magnums 
$90 each
A mixed field blend, topped up with Syrah. “It’s awesome. Tastes like red fruits, raspberries, underripe cherries; medium acid.” — Rachel Signer, Brave New Palate
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