Victoria’s Blog

Here you will find all the news about our wine castle, our family & daily events at our farm!

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Gentle pruning

In recent years we have increasingly focused on gentle pruning according to Simonit & Sirch and want to implement this completely on our farm in the future in order to promote the vitality of the vines and to preserve our aging vineyards for the next generations!

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60 years of Zweigelt on the Maierhofberg

60 years of Zweigelt on the Maierhofberg Under this motto, the Thaller family hosted a 10-course gala menu in the pavilion of their wine castle on 17 August 2023. It was served exclusively with Blauer Zweigelt wines from a total of 11 different vintages. First of all, it was an evening of outstanding culinary delights […]

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Harvest start in our Austrian winery

In the last few weeks, a lot has happened in the vineyards of Vulkanland Steiermark. The warm daytime temperatures and cool nights are ideal for ripening and fruit development. The vegetation in the vineyards is entering the final phase. The time has come and the first grapes find their way from the vineyard to the cellar.

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view Post Official The Nightrace wine: Taste the Race – Chapter 2

Official The Nightrace wine: Taste the Race – Chapter 2

For the second time this year, the official The Nightrace wine – “Taste the Race” was tasted with numerous personalities from the ski scene in the impressive barrique cellar on September 14. For this special occasion, the exclusive kick-off event of The Nightrace was held at the Thaller wine castle in the Thermen- & Vulkanland.

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Zweigelt – in the volcanic region!

VULKANLAND STEIERMARK It is now a good century since Dr. Fritz Zweigelt’s team at the Höhere Bundeslehr- und Versuchsanstalt in Klosterneuburg succeeded in breeding a new grape variety in 1922. The crossing of the varieties Blaufränkisch and Sankt Laurent gave rise to Zweigelt, which is now the most widely grown red wine variety in Austria, […]

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view Post The new “Flaschenpost” is out now!

The new “Flaschenpost” is out now!

Would you like to receive information about the new vintage, the Buschenschank or current events in the wine castle? You can find all the news and exciting stories about wine in the latest edition of our Flaschenpost. From now on you can read it online here!

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Taste the Race

On January 24, 2023, the time had finally come and Schladming was once again the scene of one of the most spectacular ski races in the World Cup winter with around 40,000 ski fans and an incomparable atmosphere: The Nightrace Schladming. We were able to be right in the middle of the action with our red wine blend “Taste the Race”!

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Thaller’s podcast

In our podcast we take you from the vine to the cellar to the wine, from the bottle to the glass to the highlight on the palate! Along the way, we meet exciting personalities, wine freaks, gourmets, and rank beginners. We give very private insights into our family and the winemaker life in the wine castle.

We look forward to seeing you when it is time for
” die Thaller’s auf den Spuren des Weines”.