Located in the Grossriedenthal area of the Wagram region, Josef Bauer, alongside his wife Eva Maria, comprise the extraordinary winemakers of Weingut Familie Bauer. The Bauers believe in creating wines of the best quality by being conscientious of the environment by employing green covering of existing flora that cultivates the natural diversity of landscape and hence reflects the terroir found in their wines.
In their modern cellar they craft crisp, clean wines from their 17 hectares of vines, including Grüner Veltliner and Roter Veltliner, the stars of this vineyard, as well as Spätburgunder, Zweigelt, Merlot, Blauburger and Riesling, among others.
Harvest from all around Grossriedenthal, the vines age around 15-40 years of age and are planted on 3.5ha of loess which is rich in fossils. The grapes are hand-harvested the first two weeks of October, undergoes intensive vineyard sorting and then they're left in the small boxes for 3-6 hours so that natural crushing and fermentation begins, and then with total fermentation in stainless steel lasting 2-8 weeks. The wine spends its entire time on the lees until end of January with no stirring. The wine is then aged in stainless steel for 5 months and filtered.
Since 1989 - Naturnaher Weinbau (natural winery - no herbicides, pesticides or chemical fertilizers) Since 2012 - Austria Bio Garantie (in process of biodynamic certification)
