Hirsch winery

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The historic Zehenthof of the Hirsch family in Kammern, 2012

The Hirsch in Kammern winery is an Austrian winery in the Kamptal wine-growing region in Lower Austria .

The winery

The winery has been managed by Johannes Hirsch (born June 11, 1971) since 1995. The vineyard area, which is 100 percent planted with white grape varieties, is 30 hectares (as of 2014). The winery is one of the most renowned companies in the Kamptal and is known nationwide for its single-site wines of the Grüner Veltliner and Rheinriesling varieties . The best wines come from the Heiligenstein , Lamm , Gaisberg and Grub sites .

The vineyards are cultivated organically. In 2013 the changeover to gentle pruning according to Simonit & Sirch took place. The winery is a member of the organic association Respekt and the traditional wineries Austria .

Pioneer for twist locks in Austria

On 5 May 2003, the bottles of bottled from the positions Heiligenstein, Lamb and Gaisberg top qualities were first screw caps provided. Johannes Hirsch was the first Austrian producer to venture - despite the discussion in Austrian specialist circles - to equip the bottles of his top wines with screw caps (until then only bottles of basic quality had screw caps, those of top quality were always closed with corks) . Hirsch caused quite a stir with it. The then editor of the influential Austrian wine magazine Falstaff , Helmut Romé, even called for a purchase boycott. As it turned out, however, Hirsch was subsequently a role model for numerous Austrian producers. With his pioneering step, he had made a lasting mark on Austrian wine history.

In 2008, Johannes Hirsch was nominated Austrian of the year in the business category by the Austrian daily newspaper “Die Presse” for his pioneering screw cap . In 2011 he was named "Winemaker of the Year" by the Falstaff Verlag, which had fought his pioneering act in 2003.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Johann Werfring: Hirsch as a courageous trailblazer Article in the “Wiener Zeitung” of July 20, 2012, supplement “Wiener Journal”, pp. 22-23.
  2. ↑ a b Gerhard Hofer: Austria '08 candidate: The water buffalo in the vineyard Article in the daily newspaper “Die Presse”, print edition from September 27, 2008, online version from September 26, 2008.
  3. ↑ Peter Moser: The rediscovered lightness of wine ( Memento of the original from May 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article in the magazine “Falstaff”, issue 04/11, pp. 18–24. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.weingut-hirsch.at

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Coordinates: 48 ° 28 '8.5 "  N , 15 ° 42' 32.4"  E