Hofmann Rudolf

The winery is located in the municipality of Traismauer in the Lower Austrian wine-growing region of Traisental. Rudolf Hofmann worked for eight years at the "Vinothek St. Stephan" in the immediate vicinity of Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral. During these years of tasting and selling, his desire to produce wine himself gradually matured. In 1997 he started with a disused two-hectare vineyard, which has since grown considerably through the purchase and leasing of further vineyards. The wine academic and graduate sommelier passes on his extensive practical knowledge at the young sommelier and graduate sommelier training courses at seminars throughout Austria. Today, the vineyards cover nine hectares of vineyards in the Fuchsenwand, Kogel and Tiegel vineyards. They are planted with the white wine varieties Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Gelber Muskateller, Traminer and Sauvignon Blanc. The vineyards are cultivated ecologically with the principle of conserving resources. This is also reflected in the founding of the working group "Sustainable Winegrowing Traisental" by Rudolf Hofmann, which deals with the topic of environmental resources on a scientific basis. After gentle pressing, the musts are fermented moderately cooled in stainless steel and then vinified according to origin, variety and vintage in the three lines "Klassikweine", "Lagenweine" and "Reserve". The premium wines include various Grüner Veltliners and Rieslings Traisental DAC. The winery is a member of the Traisentaler Weingärtner association.