Kremstal is a transitional region between the loess soils of Kamptal and the stone terraces of Wachau and the character of its wines depends greatly on vineyard location. The vineyards of Weingut Stadt Krems are within the city limits of Krems and its neighboring district of Stein where steep terraces face the Danube on primary rock-based soils.

Grüner Veltliner Ried Wachtberg 1ÖTW is a single-vineyard, classified as Erste Lage (premier cru) by the Traditionsweingüter. Wachtberg lies behind the town of Krems, a high terraced hill that roughly translates as ‘Lookout Mountain.’ Wachtberg reaches a height of 400 meters with a bedrock of gneiss and schist covered by extensive deposits of calcareous loess. Vinified in stainless steel tanks.