Stiftsweingut Herzogenburg

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In front the Kellerstöckl by Jakob Prandtauer , in the back the cellar lock by Joseph Munggenast in Wielandsthal near Herzogenburg

The Herzogenburg Abbey Winery is located in the Lower Austrian Traisental between Sankt Pölten and Krems and is the oldest winery in the Traisental wine-growing region.

history

The district of Wielandsthal in today's city of Herzogenburg is mentioned in the documents of the Herzogenburg Abbey as early as the 13th century. A noble family resided there, the Lords of Wielandsthal. A provost of the Herzogenburg monastery also came from this family : Wolfker von Wielandsthal. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the monastery acquired farms and vineyards in Wielandsthal.

The monastic viticulture was usually operated by tenants. The monastery received a third of the income as a lease. The cellar master or the waiter, an employee of the monastery, kept watch over the monastery wine supplies. Precise work instructions for the waiter have been handed down from the baroque period :

“Instructions to the waiter in the Herzogenburg Abbey and Monastery in 1669:
1. He should conscientiously ensure that he numbers, labels and enters all wine barrels in the cellar register. On Wednesdays and Saturdays he is supposed to clean everyone, including the vinegar barrels.
2. He should swivel out the buckets and dishes with clean water every day. The monastery office will provide him with brushes for this purpose.
3. The mass wine and the white wine that is drunk in the chapter he should bring to the sacristy at the right time and attend the divine service every day. "

- Transferred from the original in the Herzogenburg Abbey Archives

The baroque cellar that still exists today in Wielandsthal was built around 1725/30 by the Lower Austrian builder Jakob Prandtauer . Above it rises the cellar lock built by Joseph Munggenast in 1739 , the ground floor of which was used as a press house . The rooms on the 1st floor were decorated with stucco by Anton Pöckh and painting by Thomas Mathiowitz .

In the 20th century, the Herzogenburg Monastery vineyards in Wielandsthal, Reichersdorf and Inzersdorf were combined into one winery.

The winery

The winery, which was leased and operated for 25 years in 2009 by Hans Jörg Schelling , CEO of the Main Association of Social Insurance, Federal Minister of Finance since 2014, has the largest underground cellar in the region with an area of ​​580 square meters. In the course of the takeover, the cellar was completely restored and modernized. The press house was equipped with a rebel and a new press , and new steel tanks were installed in the basement itself. The cellar has a permanent temperature between 8 and 12 degrees Celsius and thus enables optimal fermentation and storage processes. In 2009 the two 170 year old tree presses were also restored.

The range of varieties was completely retained from the previous Maurer winery, but the Schelling winery no longer produces sweet wines. The vineyard area has been increased from 5.5 hectares to 11 hectares since the winery was taken over in 2009 (as of 2015).

Since Hans Jörg Schelling took over the ministerial office, his daughter Julia Schelling has been appointed managing director of the winery. She has also been responsible for sales and marketing since the winery was founded. Josef Baumgartner and Matthias Getzinger, both from Traisental, are responsible for the operational decisions relating to winemaking.

Produced Green Veltliner various manifestations, Pinot Blanc , Chardonnay , Sauvignon Blanc , Riesling and Muscat . Sparkling wine is made from the aromatic varieties Sämling and Traminer. The small amount of red wine supplies the grapes for the rosé wine . The top wine is the Grüner Veltliner Selectio, which is mostly processed with one of the two tree presses.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gabriela Schnabel: Hans Jörg Schelling: "We put a lot of passion into our first wine" In: Format of November 12, 2009
  2. ↑ a b c Johann Werfring: Dream job : old, gnarled winegrower Article in the “Wiener Zeitung” from May 23, 2015, supplement “WeinZeit”, pp. 14–15

Coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′ 52 ″  N , 15 ° 41 ′ 5 ″  E