The traditional autumn festival of the Enzersfeld vintners attracted many guests to the cellar lane in the Weinviertel once again this year. According to a report in the Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (NÖN), it was a festival that left nothing to be desired. The focus was on the first Staubige and young wines from the new vintage.
Wine was served in the Aukellern by vintners Roman Hörmayer, Erwin Eichberger, Franz Zwaninger, Josef Salomon and Ernst Praschinger. At the opening, they toasted together with guests of honour from politics and the municipality, including Mayor Friedrich Vinzens, Deputy Mayor Helga Ronge and Member of Parliament Andreas Minnich.
The Enzersfeld brass band provided entertainment, playing for hours in front of the cellars. The mayor brought laughter with his explanation of the difference between Halloween and Enzersfeld's "Hallo Wine".
The youngest visitors were also well catered for: the Püchl family had set up a pumpkin paradise. There visitors could buy pumpkins and carve them on the spot. According to the programme, a bonfire was also part of the festival, with the official opening scheduled for 4 p.m.
The event was organised by the Enzersfeld-Königsbrunn Wine Growers' Association. The festival has been a permanent fixture of the wine autumn in the southern Weinviertel for years and invites visitors each October to taste the new wine.
Sources: www.noen.at, www.enzersfeld.gv.at