Gerhard Markowitsch winery
Coordinates: 48 ° 3 ′ 19.7 ″ N , 16 ° 44 ′ 18.3 ″ E
The Gerhard Markowitsch winery in Göttlesbrunn is an Austrian winery in the Carnuntum wine-growing region in Lower Austria .
The winery is managed by Gerhard Markowitsch. The company's own vineyards are 39 hectares (as of 2015), of which 75 percent are planted with red grape varieties , mainly Zweigelt , Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot and Pinot Noir . White grape varieties are Grüner Veltliner , Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc . In addition, grapes from contract growers from another 40 hectares are processed. The best-known wines are the Zweigelt Rubin Carnuntum , as well as the red Cuvées Rosenberg , Redmont and M1 . At least 50 percent Zweigelt - the leading variety of the wine-growing region - is used for each cuvée in order to "preserve the regional identity". The winery is regarded as the leading company for viticulture in the Carnuntum wine-growing region. The winery has won the Falstaff red wine award several times .
literature
- Stuart Pigott , Andreas Durst, Ursula Heinzelmann, Chandra Kurt , Manfred Lüer, Stephan Reinhardt: Wine speaks German . 1st edition. Scherz, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-502-19000-4 .
- Klaus Egle: The Austrian wine. The big manual . 1st edition. Pichler Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-85431-403-5 .
- Vinaria. Wine Guide 2011/12. The 3500 best Austrian wines . 1st edition. Edition LWmedia, 2011, ISBN 978-3-9502275-3-6 , pp. 188 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Moser: Falstaff. Wine Guide 2008/2009. Austria. South Tyrol . Falstaff, Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-9502147-8-9 , pp. 84f.
- ^ Website of the winery ( Memento from August 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive )