The Winery
Winery Winkler-Hermaden wine estate lies in the southeast of Styria in the heart of the Styrian Vulkanland region, just a few minutes from the Slovenian and Hungarian border. 13 different varieties grow on an area of 100 hectares: One focus is the production of Sauvignon blanc and “Burgunder varieties” (Morillon, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder), the other – unusual for Styria – is red wines (Blauer Zweigelt, Pinot noir, Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot and St. Laurent). Finishing touches to their selection are provided by Welschriesling, the most famous Styrian grape, and, as a true specialty of the volcanic soil, Traminers and Gewürztraminers (mostly in the Prädikatswein category).
Organically run winery
37 ha of vineyards, 21 grape varieties
Best red and white wines
Beneath the old, high 18th-cent. vaulted ceilings, we discover traditional wooden barrels as well as a series of barriques and stainless-steel tanks. The best red wines, but also select whites have been developed in barriques for a number of years. The wood from which the small oak barrels are made comes from their own forest on the Kapfensteiner Kogel.
Own farm
In the 350-year-old "Long Cellar" beneath cross-vaulted ceilings, the red wine is now stored in small oak barrels. The estate’s own farm produces a selection of other products, offered here in refined form: from various fruit juices to vinegars and a collection of distilled spirits.
Where can the wine be purchased?
Weingut Winkler-Hermaden
Kapfenstein 105
8353 Kapfenstein
Austria
+43 31 57 23 22
weingut@winkler-hermaden.at
www.winkler-hermaden.at