On the occasion of the birth of the Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa (1717-1780), a wine from Langenlois was served, which was very popular at the court of her father Charles VI (1685-1740). The Habsburgs had large estates in wine-growing communities in western Hungary (today's Burgenland) and Lower Austria and had viticulture and cellar management carried out according to the latest knowledge. Wines from Donnerskirchen, Großhöflein, Gumpoldskirchen, Jois, Neusiedl am See, Purbach, Rust and St. Georgen were mostly delivered to the Viennese court cellar. She promoted viticulture in Austria and Hungary through many decrees and laws and frequently visited her estates.
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