Sparkles in the glass, fruit in the nose, a spicy flavour that makes you fancy more and freshness stimulating the palate. This is typical Weinviertel terroir unaffected and clear from the Hirtl winery. Enjoying this way for Andrea and Martin Hirtl means being aware of the uniqueness through origin. After 300 years of winemaking tradition the Hirtl family knows only too well the potential of the Poysdorf soils. Combining this with the modern culture of enjoyment is typical Weinviertel style.

“Depth and structure are what make elegant food companions,” so Andrea Hirtl. “Our wines are intended for conscious enjoyment, and we work on this with all our experience and the willingness to learn and be open to new developments.” Because the responsibility of a producer extends far beyond quality: it is the future generations to whom a winegrower must leave healthy soils. And measures such as the natural mating disruption method for pest control or the study with Bioforschung Austria are just some of the factors of a certified sustainable business. Strict selection at the harvest and long aging on the lees let the wines develop a harmonious elegance. “We do not believe in fast trends and fashions, for this would not be in line with our commitment to the Weinviertel,” Andrea Hirtl explains.

And a commitment to the Weinviertel is a commitment to Grüner Veltliner. At the Hirtl winery one third of the 25 hectares of vineyards are planted with this variety. To demonstrate the diversity of the Poysdorf terroir and the whole spectrum of the peppery Veltliner the Hirtl Veltliners are exclusively single vineyard wines. This has made the Hirtl winery one of the leading Veltliner wineries of the Weinviertel. Chardonnay, Weißburgunder, Riesling and Zweigelt are also traditional varieties in the Weinviertel and therefore also play a major role in the Hirtl winery. Classically as “Exklusiv” and as the Reserve version the Burgundy varieties, Riesling, Zweigelt and Merlot are regularly recognized for their quality and style.

As farmers the ancestors of today’s Hirtls planted the first vineyard in 1729 and the family is still committed to the tradition of combining agriculture and viticulture to this day. In line with the family’s sense of responsibility the farm is run on the basis of biologic-ecologic principles. Today Poysdorf is no longer the small village halfway between Vienna and Brno but a wine town and a sparkling wine stronghold. This was the work of winegrowing dynasties as the Hirtl family and their sons Christian and Markus are already actively involved in continuing this tradition.