Located only 20 km north from Vienna, Klosterneuburg established as a small town in the early 12th-century, before a monastery and imperial residence were built on high ground overlooking the Danube river. The nobles and the abbey owned a lot of land in Vienna, and a lot of that land took very well to grapes. Their long history of wine-making continues today with vineyards in the vicinity, within Vienna, and in other parts of Lower Austria.
Reading about wine got me hungry, and it was finally time to break the âschnitzel duck(-egg)â this visit. In Viennaâs inner city, I meandered back to Meissl & Schadn for a second-time visit. I ordered the same as in 2022, with the addition of a small glass of âWiener Gemischter Satz.â
Stiftskirche (Abbey church).
Symbols of power: a âmarriageâ of divine authority and noble privilege.
Above the Stiftarchiv (abbey archives) is a sundial from 1570 CE; I am a fan of sundials! Note how numbers are written from the time, especially 2 to 6. The shadow line intersects with 1 in the afternoon, consistent with the photo time of 2pm CEDT.
Inside the Pfarrkanzlei (right) is a visitor reception area for guided tours.
Visitor reception, where some tours begin (pic 0.5x).
The monastery continues its winemaking with its own vineyards in the region.
Examples of their own GrĂźner Veltliner, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc. (Not for tasting, unfortunately.)
Over the Donaugärten (Danube gardens), facing south; background: urban towers in Viennaâs 22nd district at left-centre, Leopoldsberg at centre-right.
Back to Vienna, and a return to Meissl & Schadn for their veal schnitzel fried in lard. Plus smooth refreshing âwashâ, with âachtelâ (0.125-L) Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC 2023 (left) and 0.5-L Soda Zitrone. (right). The wine paired very well with the meal.
I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 24 Jun 2024. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.
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