The "Wein- & Sektkellerei Kirchmayr Weinerlebnis Kirchmayr GmbH&Co. KG" with its headquarters in the municipality of Weistrach in the west of Lower Austria was founded by Hans Kirchmayr. The business was then managed by the siblings Andreas and Christina Kirchmayr from 2001 onwards. After the death of Andreas Kichmayr in 2019, the farm was not continued. There were no vineyards of their own. The grapes came from long-term committed producers with a total of 140 hectares of vineyards from nine Austrian wine-growing regions in prime locations. These are Kamptal (Alte Point, Hund, Loibenberg, Stangl), Kremstal, Thermenregion, Traisental, Wachau (Frauenweingarten) and Weinviertel (Altenberg) in Lower Austria, as well as Mittelburgenland (Hochäcker), Neusiedlersee, Leithaberg and Eisenberg. The white wine varieties Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Traminer, Muscat, Sauvignon Blanc, Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Chardonnay and Neuburger were processed to 75%, and the red wine varieties Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch, St. Laurent, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Blauer Portugieser to a quarter.
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