Weingut Rudi Pichler

Hochrain

The Wachau remained free of ice during the major glacial periods. Persistent west winds deposited massive layers of loess, above all on the downwind eastern side, which today provides the subsoil for Ried Hochrain. Wachau loess drif ted in above all during the most recent glaciation, the Würm Ice Age, which ended some 14,000 years ago. Loess is especially characterised by a high concentration of calcareous silt, a grain-sized soil group between sand and clay, handily redistributed by the wind. Depending upon the degree of decomposition present in the loess, it will form soils of light to medium density.

Hochrain Ralais

Achleithen