The family winery is located in the municipality of Schrattenberg in the Lower Austrian wine-growing region of Weinviertel(Austria). It is owned and managed by the Schwarz family. The vineyards cover 25 hectares of vineyards in the vineyards Alte Berge, Alte Breiten, Alte Zuckermandl, Antoniberg, Bründlberg, Gloria, Maierhofberg, Marktweg, Raistenberg, Satzen, Steingrube, Tennau and Zuckermandl. They are 75% planted with the red wine varieties Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch, St. Laurent, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Blauer Portugieser, Pinot Noir and Merlot, and 25% with the white wine varieties Chardonnay, Gelber Muskateller, Grüner Veltliner, Gemischter Satz, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Traminer and Welschriesling. The vineyards are cultivated according to the rules of organic viticulture certified by Lacon. Quality-enhancing measures in the vineyards include pruning, a cover crop between the rows of vines, careful foliage management and yield-reducing thinning. Only physiologically ripe and healthy grapes are processed through a selective manual harvest in several rounds.
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