The vineyard as biotope. Our vineyards are surrounded by natural ponds and wild herbs such as meliot, vetch, red clover and wild grasses offer a domicile for beneficial insects and soil organisms. Their deep roots loosen and aerate the soil providing an ambient environment for healthy vines. These wild plants are also competition for water and nutrients and provide gentle, desirable stress for the vines which contributes positively to the development of aroma an phenols in grapes.
We make our own compost from animal dung, pomace, plant cuttings and ground quartz.
Vital and robust vines can only thrive in living soils to produce unique wines of character.


Variety diversity. Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch are our most planted grape varieties and are the typical varieties that best reflect our region. Pinot Noir and St. Laurent also enjoy great respect and have also become typical for the region. We have a very small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon, but the vines are 30 years old and we are proud to say that they are among the oldest of this variety in Austria. Our white wine varieties are also indigenous and include Welschriesling, Pinot Blanc, Grüner Veltliner and Pinot Gris – Varieties that nicely highlight the character of our region.