The winery is located in the municipality of Straden in the Austrian wine-growing region Vulkanland Steiermark. It is run by Walter Frauwallner. The logo of a sun with a wreath of leaves, introduced in 2017, is intended to symbolise the appreciation with nature and the integrated place name the exclusive production of wines of origin.
The vineyards cover 24 hectares of vines in the Stradner Rieden Buch, Rosenberg and Steintal vineyards on calcareous to volcanic soils. They are 90% planted with the white wine varieties Sauvignon Blanc, Welschriesling, Sämling 88 (Scheurebe), Müller-Thurgau, Gelber Muskateller, Morillon(Chardonnay), Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) and Traminer, and 10% with the red wine varieties Blauer Wildbacher, Zweigelt and Merlot. The quality criteria in the vineyard are sensitive foliage care by hand, yield reduction and selective hand-picking.
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