>> male announcer: WELCOME TO TRAVELSCOPE, WITH JOSEPH ROSENDO, WHERE EACH WEEK, YOU JOIN US AS WE ACCEPT THE WORLD'S INVITATION TO VISIT.

>> Rosendo: TODAY ON TRAVELSCOPE, I CELEBRATE THE GOOD LIFE IN HISTORIC AND MODERN VIENNA AND IN AUSTRIA'S BURGENLAND WINE COUNTRY.

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>> Rosendo: AUSTRIA OFFERS A WONDERFUL COMBINATION OF THE TRADITIONAL AND THE NEW.

AND NOWHERE IS THAT BETTER EXPRESSED THAN IN ITS WINE AND ITS FOOD.

JOIN ME AS WE DISCOVER HOW THEY COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER ON TRAVELSCOPE'S AUSTRIA ADVENTURE.

PROST.

LOCATED IN THE HEART OF EUROPE, AUSTRIA'S FUSION OF THE OLD AND NEW BEGINS IN ITS CAPITAL, VIENNA: ROYAL SEAT OF THE HAPSBURGS.

NOTED FOR ITS BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE, MAGNIFICENT LANDMARKS, AND CELEBRATED CAFES AND COFFEE CULTURE.

DANKA.

YET IN MODERN AUSTRIA, EVEN THE MOST TRADITIONAL WELCOMES THE NEW.

LOBMEYR HAS BEEN PRODUCING CRYSTAL HERE IN AUSTRIA FOR HOW MANY YEARS?

>> SINCE 1823, SO IT'S MORE THAN 180 YEARS.

>> Rosendo: HISTORICALLY, PEOPLE CAME TO VIENNA FOR THE NEW, TO BE ON THE CUTTING EDGE.

>> I MUST SAY, THE CREATIVE SCENE IN VIENNA IS RECOGNIZED NOW ALSO IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

WE HAVE VERY INTERESTING YOUNG DESIGNERS WHICH WE AT LOBMEYR LIKE TO WORK WITH, OF COURSE, TO REALLY FEEL A CHANGE IN--NEW SHOPS, COMING INTO LIFE.

AND SO I THINK VIENNA IS COMING UP TO OTHER PLACES LIKE LONDON OR PARIS, WHO HAVE BEEN FAMOUS FOR THAT CREATIVE SCENE FOR MANY YEARS ALREADY.

>> Rosendo: HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS?

>> WELL, ACTUALLY IT'S AN OLD FAMILY BUSINESS WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1903.

SO I'M REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FOURTH GENERATION TO DO THIS.

>> Rosendo: NOW, YOU HAVE A HAT THAT'S VERY DISTINCT.

>> THIS IS A HAT FOR A COSTUME BALL... >> Rosendo: UH-HUH.

>> WHICH DERIVES FROM AN OLD SHAPE FROM--FROM AN AUSTRIAN DUKE... >> Rosendo: YES.

>> WHO WORE THIS KIND OF SHAPE.

WE EXAGGERATED IN EVERY WAY, IN THE HEIGHT OF THE CROWN AND THE WIDTH OF THE BRIM, AND THE FEATHERS AND EVERYTHING.

YOU SHOULD TRY IT ON.

IT'S REALLY FUN.

LET'S HAVE A-- >> Rosendo: THIS IS-- >> LET'S TRY IT ON.

IT'S EVEN TOO HIGH FOR THIS ROOM HERE.

[laughter] OKAY.

>> Rosendo: WELL, THAT'S PRETTY--THAT MAKES A STATEMENT.

>> YEAH.

>> Rosendo: IT'S REALLY--IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE IN THE MILITARY ALMOST, LIKE YOU'RE THE LEADER OF A PAR--OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN A PARADE.

IT'S GREAT.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

OH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT TOO TALL.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INDULGING ME.

>> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

>> Rosendo: VIENNA IS A WONDERFUL WALKING TOWN.

BUT IT'S ALSO A GREAT PLACE TO GO BIKING, AND THE CITY KNOWS THAT, SO THEY'VE SET UP THESE KIOSKS IN THESE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN PICK UP A BIKE AND USE IT AROUND TOWN AND THEN DROP IT OFF IN ANOTHER SIMILAR KIOSK AT ANOTHER PLACE.

OKAY.

WE'RE OFF.

WITH 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE, IT'S A BUSY CAPITAL.

BUT WITH A BIKE PATH NETWORK MORE THAN 600 MILES LONG, THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR YOU AND YOUR BIKE.

MY TWO-WHEEL EXCURSION LEADS ME ON A TOUR THROUGH AN AFFLUENCE OF SCENIC TREATS... TWO CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH MOZART AND STRAUSS... AND A TREE-SHADED SPOT ALONGSIDE THE BLUE DANUBE.

WELL, THIS LOOKS LIKE THE PERFECT SPOT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LUNCH.

AH.

EVEN AFTER A SATISFYING MEAL OF BEER AND SAUSAGE, FOR ME, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR A TRIP TO THE MARKET.

NORM PATOCKA IS MY GUIDE HERE IN VIENNA, AND, NORM, YOU'VE BROUGHT US TO THE NASCHMARKT, WHICH IS THE CENTRAL MARKET HERE.

>> MM-HMM.

>> Rosendo: I LOVE TO GO TO MARKETS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO FIND THINGS THAT I WON'T FIND AT HOME.

>> RIGHT.

>> Rosendo: LOOKS LIKE LITTLE WINE BARRELS.

>> YEAH, THEY ARE, ACTUALLY.

IT'S A VINEGAR SHOP.

YOU CAN CHOOSE, I THINK, 60 DIFFERENT ONES.

>> Rosendo: YOU CAN'T MAKE 60 DIFFERENT VINEGARS.

>> WELL, NOT ME, BUT THEY DO.

>> Rosendo: OH, MY GOD.

>> IT WORKS LIKE IN A PERFUME SHOP, YOU SEE?

SO YOU CHOOSE WHAT YOU LIKE.

>> Rosendo: NOW, THIS IS CALLED THE NASCHMARKT BECAUSE YOU OBVIOUSLY DO THINGS LIKE THIS: SAMPLE.

>> YEAH.

>> Rosendo: OOH.

>> AND THEY WILL OFFER--YOU WILL SEE LATER ON, THEY OFFER YOU LITTLE THINGS TO TASTE, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY.

ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY, COME HERE.

WITHOUT PAY, YOU CAN EAT.

>> Rosendo: YOU SOUND LIKE YOU DID THIS DURING YOUR STUDENT DAYS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> Rosendo: NOW, THIS IS MY FAVORITE.

AND ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE CHEESE BACK HOME, DON'T SEEM LIKE THEY HAVE CHEESES LIKE THEY DO IN EUROPE, WHERE THEY HAVE SO MANY KINDS.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO TASTE?

>> Rosendo: I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE TASTE.

WE'LL GRAB OUR GOODIES AND NOSH AWAY.

OH, DANKE, DANKE.

OH, SHE--SHE HAS A LITTLE-- SHE'S GIVEN US SOME NOSHING STICKS, SOMETIMES KNOWN AS TOOTHPICKS.

SPECIAL SEASONAL WHITE ASPARAGUS, FRESH FOREST MUSHROOMS, AND LOCAL FRUITS ALL INTRODUCE THE VISITOR TO VIENNA'S CULINARY ATTRACTIONS.

YET NOTHING SAYS AUSTRIA MORE THAN PICKLES AND SAUERKRAUT.

>> YOU'RE DONE COOKING NOW.

TASTE A LITTLE BIT, MADAM.

YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY FROM-- FROM NORTHERN EUROPE, THEY COME TO ME AND SAY TO ME, "OH, WHAT'S THAT?"

[laughter] AND A YOUNG GERMAN CAME TO ME AND SAID TO ME, "WHAT'S THAT IN THIS--IN THE BARRELS?"

AND I SAY TO HIM, "THIS IS THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CULTURE, WHEN GERMANS DON'T KNOW WHAT SAUERKRAUT IS ANYMORE."

[laughter] >> Rosendo: NOT ONLY DO YOU GET TO HAVE A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE BECAUSE YOU'RE EATING FOOD THAT YOU DON'T EAT AT HOME, YOU'RE MEETING PEOPLE THAT YOU WOULD NEVER MEET AT HOME.

AND--AND THEY GET TO SHARE WITH YOU THEIR EXCITEMENT FOR THEIR CULTURE, AND--AND YOU GET TO TAKE SOME OF THAT HOME WITH YOU.

THAT'S THE BEST SOUVENIR.

NOT AS WELL KNOWN AS SAUERKRAUT BUT CERTAINLY ONE OF AUSTRIA'S MOST ENJOYED FOODS IS WINE.

THERE ARE WINE LOVERS, AND THEN THERE ARE WINE LOVERS LIKE THOSE WHO ESTABLISHED THE CELLARS UNDER VIENNA'S PALAIS COBURG.

AND WE ARE WALKING AMONG ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE WINE COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD, AND IT HAS A LONG HISTORY.

>> VERY MUCH SO.

THIS HAS BEEN BUILT IN 1555 AFTER THE FIRST INVASION OF THE TURKS.

AND WE HAVE A COLLECTION OF ABOUT 65,000 BOTTLES OF WINE HERE.

>> Rosendo: HOW WONDERFUL.

>> IT HAS BEEN DIVIDED UP INTO SIX CELLARS.

WE HAVE A CELLAR EXCLUSIVELY FOR FRENCH WINES, A WINE CELLAR ONLY FOR NEW-WORLD WINES, CHATEAU D'YQUEM CELLAR, CHAMPAGNE CELLAR, A CELLAR FOR RARE WINES, AND THIS BEAUTIFUL CELLAR IS FOR AUSTRIAN WINES AS WELL AS WINES FROM THE REST OF THE OLD WORLD.

>> Rosendo: IT CERTAINLY IS A BEAUTIFUL AND VERY MODERN-LOOKING CELLAR WITH ALL GLASS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO SHOW OFF THE NEW TRANSPARENCY IN AUSTRIAN WINEMAKING AFTER THE WINE SCANDAL IN THE '80s.

>> Rosendo: AND THE WINE SCANDAL, WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?

>> WELL, SOME WINERIES PUT SOME ANTIFREEZE INTO THEIR WINES, AND AFTER THAT, THE LAW WAS CHANGED, AND NOWADAYS WE HAVE ONE OF THE MOST RESTRICTIVE WINE LAWS IN THE WORLD.

>> Rosendo: WELL, I'VE LEARNED THE BEST THING TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE A GLASS LIKE THIS IN YOUR HAND IS TO RAISE IT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> Rosendo: PROST.

>> PROST.

>> Rosendo: IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT THAT THE AUSTRIANS LOVE THEIR WINE, CONSIDER THE FACT THAT THE VIENNESE VINEYARDS WERE BEGUN 2,000 YEARS AGO AND ARE THE ONLY ONES IN THE WORLD GROWING WITHIN A COSMOPOLITAN CENTER'S CITY LIMITS.

THEY'RE LESS THAN 20 MINUTES BY CAR, BUS, OR TRAIN FROM THE HEART OF THE CITY.

WE'RE NOW ON THE HILLS OVERLOOKING AUSTRIA'S CAPITAL, VIENNA.

AND I'M WITH FRITZ WIENINGER.

AND, FRITZ, I UNDERSTAND THAT VIENNA IS ONE OF THE FEW CITIES IN THE WORLD THAT HAS ITS OWN VINEYARDS.

>> WELL, IT IS THE ONLY CAPITAL CITY IN THE WORLD THAT HAS ITS OWN WINE REGION WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT 700 HECTARES, EVERYTHING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, OVERVIEWING THE CITY, AND MAKING A LOT OF WINE.

>> Rosendo: THAT'S 1,400 ACRES-- MORE THAN 1,400 ACRES, AND YOUR FAMILY HAS HAD VINES HERE FOR HOW LONG?

>> FOR ABOUT 100 YEARS.

>> Rosendo: 100 YEARS.

>> YES.

>> Rosendo: SO YOU'RE--YOU'RE JUST STARTING.

>> WELL... >> Rosendo: NOW, AS WE LOOK OUT OVER THE CITY, MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE US A LITTLE GEOGRAPHICAL LESSON.

WHAT AM I SEEING HERE?

>> YEAH, YOU SEE THE DANUBE ON THE--ON THE LEFT SIDE HERE.

DANUBE POINTING AND FLOWING TOWARDS BRATISLAVA, THE CAPITAL CITY OF SLOVAKIA.

TO THE RIGHT OF THE DANUBE, THERE IS THE CENTER OF VIENNA, WITH ST. STEPHEN'S.

YOU CAN SEE THE HILLSIDES.

THAT'S THE HILLS RIGHT IN FRONT OF HUNGARIAN BORDER.

>> Rosendo: HOW ABOUT UP HERE IN THE HILLS?

HOW DO THE VIENNESE CELEBRATE THE CULTURE OF WINE?

>> UP HERE, PEOPLE COME UP TO RELAX.

THEY GO TO BISTRO-LIKE TAVERNS.

WE CALL THAT HEURIGER, RUN BY WINEMAKING FAMILIES.

>> Rosendo: MM-HMM.

>> THEY ONLY SERVE THEIR OWN PRODUCED WINE.

AND THIS IS THE TRADITION.

>> Rosendo: PEOPLE WHO COME HERE HAVE BEEN COMING, MANY OF THEM COMING HERE FOR DECADES.

>> YOUR GRANDPARENTS TAKE YOU OUT AND BRING YOU TO THE HEURIGER.

AND SO YOU MEET THE HEURIGER ATMOSPHERE THE FIRST TIME.

THEN YOU GO WITH YOUR PARENTS.

THEN PERHAPS ONE DAY YOU GO WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND AND SO ON.

IT'S A CASUAL PLACE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO EAT.

YOU CAN EAT.

YOU HAVE A GLASS OF WINE.

IT'S NICE ATMOSPHERE.

>> Rosendo: IT'S A FAMILY, TOO, FAMILY.

>> LIKE A FAMILY, RIGHT.

>> Rosendo: YEAH, I SEE THERE'S FAMILIES HERE.

THERE'S GENERATIONS.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER OVER A VERY SOCIABLE PRODUCT, WINE.

AUSTRIA HAS FOUR MAJOR WINE REGIONS WITH MORE THAN 5,000 WINERIES AND 141,000 ACRES OF VINEYARDS.

70% PRODUCE WHITE WINE SUCH AS GRUENER VELTLINER.

BORDERING LAKE NEUSIEDL 30 MILES SOUTH OF VIENNA, BURGENLAND IS AUSTRIA'S SECOND-LARGEST GRAPE-GROWING REGION.

BESIDES ITS WORLD-FAMOUS SWEET WINES, IT PRODUCES AUSTRIA'S TASTIEST REDS.

IN CHARMING VILLAGES LIKE PURBACH, THE WINE LOVER CAN FIND A ZIMMER FREI, A ROOM FOR LET, IN A COZY BED AND BREAKFAST AND ENJOY A EUROPEAN APPRECIATION OF GOOD FOOD AND A CALMER, MORE GRACEFUL VIEW OF LIFE.

THIS IS CERTAINLY A DIFFERENT PACE OF LIFE THAN I'M USED TO BACK HOME.

CHURCH BELLS SOUNDING, BIRDS SINGING.

IT'S SO MUCH A PART OF THE CULTURE HERE IN AUSTRIA TO BEGIN YOUR DAY IN A SLOWER, GENTLER WAY, AND OFTENTIMES, THE FIRST STOP IS AT THE LOCAL BAKERY.

GOOD MORGEN.

>> GOOD MORNING.

HELLO.

>> Rosendo: DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?

>> YES, I SPEAK, YES.

I'LL TRY.

>> Rosendo: I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME THINGS FOR BREAKFAST THIS MORNING.

LET'S SEE.

WHAT DO YOU SPECIALIZE IN?

WHAT'S THE BEST?

>> THIS IS TOPFEN.

>> Rosendo: OH, BEAUTIFUL.

LET'S--LET'S HAVE ONE OF THOSE.

>> YES.

>> Rosendo: THOSE ARE--LOOK TERRIFIC.

AND ONE OF THE POPPY SEED.

>> ONE POPPY SEED, YES.

>> Rosendo: OKAY.

SO MANY GOOD THINGS TO EAT.

>> THIS IS NOT FAST FOOD.

THIS IS SLOW FOOD.

>> Rosendo: SLOW FOOD, EXACTLY, EXACTLY.

IT'S WONDERFUL FOOD.

CERTAINLY IS A DIFFERENT LIFESTYLE THAN WE'RE USED TO AT HOME.

LIKE THE BAKER SAID, THIS IS SLOW FOOD, NOT FAST FOOD.

[laughs] AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO MATCH THE SPEED OF THE FOOD.

PURBACH IS SURROUNDED BY ACRES AND ACRES OF VINEYARDS, AND I'VE JUST DISCOVERED WHERE THEY KEEP THE GOOD STUFF.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 50 WINE CELLARS ALONG THE HISTORIC CELLAR STREET IN PURBACH.

SOME OF THEM ARE STILL WINE CELLARS.

SOME OF THEM ARE RESTAURANTS, AND SOME OF THEM ARE WINERIES.

WE'RE AT THE SANDHOFER WINERY WITH MICHAEL AND MICHAELA, AND MICHAEL'S GONNA PUT ME TO WORK.

DANKA.

OKAY.

OKAY.

HOW MANY ARE WE DOING?

HOW MANY?

>> HOW MANY?

4,000.

>> Rosendo: 4,000.

I'M GOING TO BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME.

MICHAELA PULLED ME FROM THE BOTTLING LINE TO SAMPLE SOME SPECIAL VINTAGES.

MICHAELA, IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE YOU HAVE SOME VERY OLD WINES HERE.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE HERE?

>> YEAH, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE HERE AN OLD RIESLING.

IT'S A DRY WHITE WINE FROM '87.

AND LET'S SEE HOW IT TASTES.

>> Rosendo: LET'S SEE HOW IT TASTES.

WELL, IT'S NICE AND COLD IN HERE, PERFECT CELLAR TEMPERATURE.

YOU CAN EVEN SEE OUR BREATH.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

AGE BEFORE BEAUTY, THEY SAY, MICHAELA.

>> [laughs] >> Rosendo: IT'S AMAZING THAT I'M DRINKING A 20-YEAR-OLD RIESLING AND IT TASTES AS FRESH AND AS ALIVE, AS WONDERFUL AS THAT.

IN AUSTRIA, WINE IS CELEBRATED WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND STRANGERS.

WHEN A BUSH HANGS OVER THE WINE TAVERN DOOR, IT ANNOUNCES THE NEW WINE IS IN.

I'M HERE IN THE BURGENLAND AND AT A VERY TRADITIONAL PLACE HAVING A VERY TRADITIONAL EXPERIENCE.

I'M WITH HELI, AND THIS IS HIS PLACE.

AND, HELI, WHAT IS A BUSCHENSCHANK?

>> A BUSCHENSCHANK IS A TRADITIONAL AUSTRIAN RESTAURANT WHERE WE SELL ONLY OUR OWN WINE.

>> Rosendo: AND THEN PEOPLE COME HERE, AND DO YOU SERVE FOOD TOO?

>> THERE IS FOOD TOO, BUT ONLY COLD FOOD, NOT WARM.

NO WARM DRINKS, NO COFFEE, NO TEA, NO BEER, JUST WINE.

>> Rosendo: JUST WINE.

>> AND THE PEOPLE TASTE THEM AND FIND IF IT'S GOOD OR NOT GOOD.

MOSTLY IT'S GOOD.

>> Rosendo: AND MOSTLY IT'S GOOD.

NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A VERY LOCAL TRADITION.

>> IT'S THE SECOND HOME FOR THE LOCAL PEOPLE, YEAH.

BUT VERY MUCH TOURISTS COME TOO.

>> Rosendo: OKAY, SO WE CAN COME TOO.

AS YOU SEE, IT'S QUITE A FESTIVE OCCASION.

EVERYBODY COMES OUT AND ENJOYS THE WINE AND SOME SPECIAL FOODS.

PROST.

>> PROST.

>> Rosendo: PROST.

PROST.

>> [laughs] >> Rosendo: BURGENLAND HAS MORE TO OFFER THAN WINE.

IN LAKE NEUSIEDL NATIONAL PARK, THERE'S BIKING, HIKING, AND BIRD-WATCHING.

IN THE TOWN OF EISENSTADT, VISITORS COME FACE TO FACE WITH THE REGIONS FAVORITE SON: JOSEPH HAYDN.

AND IN THE VILLAGE OF RUST, THE AREA'S NATURAL, VITICULTURAL, AND SMALL TOWN ATTRACTIONS COME TOGETHER.

THE CHURCH MATRON HOLDS THE KEYS TO THE TOWER... AND A STORK'S-EYE VIEW OF RUST, THE LAKE, AND THE EVER-PRESENT VINEYARDS.

WE'RE RIGHT HERE ON TOP OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH TOWER, AS YOU CAN TELL, IN RUST, THE VILLAGE OF STORKS.

THERE'S NUMEROUS NESTS THAT ARE BUILT RIGHT ON TOP OF THE CHIMNEYS.

THE LOCAL PEOPLE HAVE PUT STANDS SO THAT THE STORKS CAN BUILD A NEST SAFELY ABOVE THE CHIMNEYS.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE TOWN HERE IN BURGENLAND.

ALL THE SMALL VILLAGES OF BURGENLAND, PARTICULARLY THE ONES RIGHT AROUND THE LAKE, HAVE A VERY UNIQUE FEELING TO THEM, A CERTAIN KIND OF LIFESTYLE THAT JUST PERMEATES THE PLACE, AND OF COURSE, IT'S DRIVEN MOSTLY BY WINE.

THIS HAS BEEN A WINE AREA FOR-- FOR HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF YEARS.

IN FACT, WINE IS SO IMPORTANT HERE THAT SOME TOWNS LIKE RUST ACTUALLY BOUGHT THEIR FREEDOM FROM THE NOBILITY THAT HAD LEASED THEM THE LAND THAT WAS UNDER THE CITY WITH WINE.

>> THIS IS OUR VINOTHEK.

>> Rosendo: MM-HMM.

>> HERE YOU SEE WINES FROM ALL OF AUSTRIA.

WE USE THESE WINES IN OUR SEMINARS TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT TYPICITIES IN WINE AND INDIVIDUAL WINE STYLES OF AUSTRIAN WINES AND INTERNATIONAL AS WELL.

>> Rosendo: DO PEOPLE COME HERE TO THE ACADEMY TO LEARN ABOUT WINE IN GENERAL, OR DO THEY COME SPECIFICALLY WITH A SPECIAL INTEREST?

>> WE ARE A WINE SCHOOL.

SO PEOPLE COME HERE IF THEY HAVE AN INTEREST IN WINE, ABC OF WINE, I MEAN, HOW DO YOU HOLD YOUR GLASS?

HOW DO YOU TASTE?

WHAT'S THIS THING ABOUT WINE?

HOW DO YOU PAIR FOOD AND WINE?

WHERE DO YOU BUY WINE, ETCETERA?

>> Rosendo: WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WINE FROM THIS AREA?

>> I'VE PREPARED ACTUALLY A NOBLE SWEET WINE FROM RUST.

>> Rosendo: IS THAT WHAT THE AREA IS NOTED FOR, ITS SWEET WINES?

>> YES, VERY MUCH, INTERNATIONALLY, HISTORICALLY FOR 500 YEARS.

BURGENLAND IS AS A COUNTRY AND WINE COUNTRY VERY MUCH DOMINATED BY THIS LAKE NEUSIEDL.

AND THIS IS THE WARMEST AREA IN AUSTRIA, SO IT'S KNOWN FOR THE GREAT RED WINES.

AND HERE AROUND THE LAKE, IN RUST IN PARTICULAR, THERE'S THIS ALSO EMPHASIS ON THESE NOBLE SWEET WINES.

>> Rosendo: THEN THERE'S THIS WHOLE OTHER SIDE OF AUSTRIAN WINES, ARCHITECTURE THAT IS VERY, VERY MODERN, STAINLESS STEEL, A LOT OF STAINLESS STEEL, A LOT OF MODERN TECHNIQUES.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

>> WE HAVE THIS ENORMOUS WINE BOOM.

IT'S PEOPLE FROM HERE WHO HAVE GROWN OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS AND THEY, OF COURSE, SEE WINE AS A CULTURAL GOOD.

THEY ALSO WANT THE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT IN ENTERING A WINERY IN EXPRESSING IT SORT OF AS WITH THE BUILDING.

AS YOU SEE, WE'RE SURROUNDED BY WINE.

YOU CAN'T ESCAPE WINE.

TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, THERE'S WINE ALL AROUND.

SO THERE IS WINE CULTURE IN AUSTRIA, HAS BEEN BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN OBVIOUSLY VERY CLOSE TO WINE.

THEY GREW UP WITH WINE.

SO WINE IS PART OF OUR CULTURE, OF OUR HISTORY, OF OUR LIFESTYLE.

>> Rosendo: AS IN VIENNA, IN BURGENLAND, THE HISTORIC AND THE MODERN THRIVE SIDE BY SIDE.

ALONGSIDE TRADITIONAL WINEMAKING METHODS FLOURISHES A NEW BIODYNAMIC PHILOSOPHY THAT, AMONG OTHER TECHNIQUES, ALLOWS VINES TO GROW UNPRUNED, USES NON-POISONOUS STINGING NETTLE TEA AS PESTICIDE, AND AGES WINE IN CONCRETE, EGG-SHAPED BARRELS.

EXPLAIN BIODYNAMIC TO ME AND WHAT'S THE BASIS OF IT.

>> IT'S A LIFE PHILOSOPHY NOT ONLY TO USE NO CHEMISTRY, BUT ALSO TO USE MORE PLANT EXTRACTS TO GIVE SOME SPECIAL INPUTS TO THE SOIL TO PRODUCE GOOD THINGS.

I THINK WHEN--WHEN YOU'RE FEELING GOOD, YOU PRODUCE GOOD THINGS AS WELL.

>> Rosendo: ABSOLUTELY, YOU'RE VERY CREATIVE.

AND SO YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE PLANTS AS CREATIVE AS THEY CAN BE, RIGHT?

>> WHAT WE ARE DOING IS, WE TAKE THE DUNG OF A MOTHER COW AND PUT IT INTO HORNS AND KEEP IT IN-- IN THE GROUND.

>> Rosendo: WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF DOING THAT?

>> THE DUNG IS GETTING ENERGY FROM THE HORNS, BECAUSE IT'S A MOST ENERGETIC PART OF THE COW.

>> Rosendo: COMING FROM THEIR HEAD.

>> YEAH.

>> Rosendo: SO YOU THINK THAT THE HORN--AND HERE ARE A NUMBER OF THEM--IS GOING TO GIVE THE ENERGY TO THE DUNG, AND IN THE PROCESS OF BEING BURIED IN THE GROUND, IT CREATES A NEW THING, WHICH IS BASICALLY SOME ENERGIZED SOIL.

>> YEAH.

>> Rosendo: AND SO THIS WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF THE HOLE.

HOW MANY HORNS WOULD YOU PUT IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

>> IT'S ABOUT 200 HORNS.

>> Rosendo: NOW, YOU WILL THEN TAKE THIS AND PUT IT IN-- IN WATER?

>> YEAH.

>> Rosendo: WOW, WHAT DOES THAT DO?

WHAT DOES THAT DO?

>> WELL, I'M MAKING A BIODYNAMIC PREPARATION.

>> Rosendo: A BIODYNAMIC PREPARATION.

AND YOU PLAY THE BLUE DANUBE FOR THE RHYTHM?

KIND OF WALTZ WITH IT?

>> MAKE THE MINUTES GO FASTER.

>> Rosendo: AND HOW--HOW DOES THIS HELP THE WINE?

>> THIS IS HELPING THE-- THE SOIL.

>> Rosendo: HELPS THE SOIL.

>> YEAH, THIS IS FOR SOIL.

THERE'S ONE FOR THE WINES TOO.

BRINGING THE MIND OF--OF THE WINEMAKING INTO THE SOIL.

>> Rosendo: LET'S GO LOOK AT THE VINEYARDS WHERE ALL THIS IS BEING USED.

AS STRANGE AS THESE NEW PRACTICES MAY SEEM, AUSTRIAN WINES KEEP GETTING BETTER.

IT MAY BE THE CHANGES ARE SIMPLY THE WINEMAKERS' PASSION.

YOUR FATHER'S BEEN MAKING WINE FOR 50 YEARS, AND YOU'RE FOLLOWING IN HIS FOOTSTEPS, GENERATION AFTER GENERATION.

GREAT WINEMAKING IS IN THE FIELD.

IT'S WHERE IT STARTS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> Rosendo: YOU CAN'T DO IT THERE IF IT'S NOT HERE.

SO WHAT DO YOU DO?

HOW DO YOU--WHAT'S THIS SOIL LIKE THAT YOU WORK WITH, AND HOW--WHAT DO YOU DO TO IT TO MAKE IT BETTER?

>> WELL, THE SOIL HERE IS A GRANITE NICE SOIL, MODEST ROCK SOIL WITH CLAY ON TOP.

SO THIS IS A GOOD SOIL FOR THE GRAPES, GIVES A LOT OF MINERALITY AND ACIDITY TO THE WINE.

>> Rosendo: MM-HMM.

>> AND TO MAKE IT BETTER, WE USE NATURAL COMPOST AND BIODYNAMIC PREPARATIONS.

>> Rosendo: IT WAS A BIODYNAMIC PREPARATION WE SAW, THE MIXTURE OF THE COW DUNG THAT HAD BEEN BURIED IN THE SOIL.

OKAY, WELL, THE ONLY THING WE HAVE LEFT IS FOR YOUR FATHER AND I AND YOU TO--TO TASTE THIS WINE.

>> YEAH, RIGHT.

>> Rosendo: LET'S GO DO THAT.

HANDY DEVICE.

LET'S TASTE IT.

MM, BOY, I CAN JUST SMELL THE CONCENTRATION OF THE FRUIT.

>> YEAH, THAT'S LIQUID GOLD.

>> Rosendo: LIQUID GOLD, GOOD DESCRIPTION.

PROST.

OUT ON LAKE NEUSIEDL, THE AUSTRIAN SYNERGY BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW PRESENTS ITSELF ONCE AGAIN: IN THE RUSTED WATCHTOWER ALONG THE FORMER HUNGARIAN COLD WAR BORDER AND IN THE HIP, URBAN-STYLE RESTAURANTS SERVING LOCALS AND VIENNA HOLIDAYMAKERS.

IT'S THAT COMBINATION OF THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE THAT MAKES AUSTRIA A DYNAMIC EUROPEAN DESTINATION.

EVEN THE MOST TRAVELED DESTINATION OFFERS SURPRISES.

I'VE BEEN COMING TO EUROPE SINCE 1969, AND IT'S NEVER BEEN A BEEN-THERE-DONE-THAT EXPERIENCE.

WHETHER IT'S OLD WINE, EXCITING DESIGNS, NEW FRIENDS, CUTTING-EDGE TRENDS, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING WONDERFUL TO DISCOVER SO THAT EACH TIME, IN SOME WAY, IT'S THE FIRST TIME AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.

UNTIL NEXT TIME, THIS IS JOSEPH ROSENDO REMINDING YOU OF THE WORDS OF MARK TWAIN: "TRAVEL IS FATAL TO PREJUDICE, BIGOTRY, AND NARROW-MINDEDNESS."

HAPPY TRAVELING.

>> announcer: TRAVELSCOPE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES.

DK CITY AND COUNTRY GUIDES FEATURE EVOCATIVE PHOTOS, HOTEL AND DINING CHOICES, GUIDED WALKS, AND TRAVEL ITINERARIES.

DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES: THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU.

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KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US: OR EMAIL US AT: >> Rosendo: JOIN ME NEXT TIME ON TRAVELSCOPE FOR CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS IN AN ANCIENT WORLD WHEN I MEET THE HULI WIGMEN AND SEPIK RIVER TRIBES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

Captioning by CaptionMax www.captionmax.com >> Rosendo: OKAY, HOW MANY ARE WE DOING?

>> 4,000.

>> Rosendo: 4,000.

I'M GOING TO BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME.