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Retz

Today's Weinviertel wine-growing region in Lower Austria used to be divided into the two independent wine-growing areas of Retz (in the west) and Falkenstein near Poysdorf (in the east), named after the respective main wine-growing communities. Retz vineyards were first mentioned in documents as early as 1155. Around 1200, the famous minnesinger Walther von der Vogelweide (1170-1230) is said to have savoured Retz wines in the Zehenthof cellar.

Weinviertel - Retz mit Weingärten

In 1300, Count Berthold von Rabenswalde (1278-1312) had a new town built on the foothills of the Manhartsberg and moved his seat to this location, marking the birth of Retz. The town was later given its own protected wine-growing area and developed into the most important wine trading centre in the region. Towards the end of the Thirty Years' War, the Swedes invaded Retz in 1645. The following rhyme tells of the commander's drinking strength: Captain Hensius from Sweden, well known as the biggest drinker, drank twenty buckets of wine in four and a half months, which is two dozen quarters for the day.

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