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A family business since 1871
Situated at the border between the Weinviertel (Wine Quarter) and the Waldviertel (Forest Quarter) in Lower Austria, Retzer Land claims a winegrowing tradition dating back over 500 years. Zellerndorf is 6 kilometers South of Retz, a town famous for wine.
In 1871, Franz Schönhofer began cultivating crops and wine in our now 200-year-old winery. With his wife, Johanna, he took care of livestock and harvested potatoes, beets, grains, fruits and vegetables …
… and he made wine from his own vineyards!
Through prudent handling of nature, he laid the foundation for the fine wines we make today.
Ewald Schönhofer is presently producing wine in the fifth generation.
He is supported by his parents, Gertraud and Franz, as well as by his wife, Cornelia. Their children, Alexander (17), Thomas (14) and Theresa (11) are already helping hands …
Premium quality through love and attention!
It is hot and dry at our winery in the foothills of Manhartsberg.
Many hours of sunshine in the summer and cool winds in autumn establish ideal conditions for our grapes to ripen and define the character of our wines.
The vines grow on loam and loess soils. They are the origin of the wines we produce: Sparkling, dry, spicy, acidic, yet also full-bodied white wines – as well as velvety, delicately piquant red wines that are rich in tannin.
At the beginning, soil structure plays an important role in the selection of the grape variety.
That is why we maintain the fertility of the soil – our most important foundation. We consistently work with green management and soil loosening.
Our way leading to the harvest of healthy, ripe grapes is based on pruning in winter for yield regulation, intensive foliage work for optimal canopy management and on time fruit reduction on the vine.
After carefully pressing our grapes, the white wines are aged in a stainless steel tank.
The red wines mature in traditional wooden barrels. Varieties such as Zweigelt and Cabernet Sauvignon are aged in barrels for 12 and 18 months.
Visit us!
Find peace and relaxation surrounded by vineyards!
Enjoy personal service in our guest house!
Find balance by looking over the vintner’s shoulder while he creates his best wines from the diversity of our region.
Treat yourself to a glass of wine – taste the winemaker´s results!
Guest house:
2 double rooms with shower + toilet,
1 triple room with shower + toilet,
1 mansard with a double room, a room with 2 single beds and a bathroom and toilet,
Parking spaces in the courtyard; enjoy our breakfast buffet!
At the winery:
Vintner apartment – attic apartment including a bedroom furnished with a double bed and an additional couch, a spacious kitchen with an additional couch and a bathroom with toilet, 64 m²
“Ouodastock“ apartment – bedroom with double bed, cabinet with 2 single beds, entry room, kitchen, bathroom, toilet, TV / Sat, 64m²
Wine journey to the Weinviertel
Spend the day between vineyards and sunflower fields. Stroll through idyllic cellar lanes and visit our wine cellar. A cellar tour, a wine tasting and typical vintner food specialties are waiting for you here! Take a tour of the cellar lane with the winemaker and visit our production facilities in Zellerndorf.
Wine cellar lane tour
Walk through the Maulavern Kellergasse (cellar lane) with a certified cellar guide. Learn details about the „villages without a chimney“, the naive architecture, the viticulture of times past – and much more. Visit the cellar museum and you will certainly see the cellar lanes with new appreciation.
An evening in the cellar
Enjoy tasting through our wine assortment. We also serve culinary specialties. Afterwards we take you into our cellar vaults and let you in on the secrets of the harvest and maturation of wine.
Let the evening end in the midst of our vines with the best drop of your choice.
Groups of 10 to 50 people!
Grape harvest experience
Harvest grapes with us for 3 days and follow their way to the wine barrel.
Taste grape juice and “Sturm“ (fermenting grape juice) …
… and in spring you can order your own self-made wine!
Contact details
Winzerhof Schönhofer
Cornelia and Ewald Schönhofer
2051 Zellerndorf 128
Tel / Fax: 02945 2923
Mobile: 0676 4305 337
www.winzerhof-schoenhofer@aon.at
Wine lovers – meet our production!
White wines 0,75l
Grüner Veltliner Classic
Haiden vineyard route
Light and animated – characteristic of the Weinviertel region
Grüner Veltliner Weinviertel DAC
Längen vineyard route
Altenberg vineyard route
„Districtus Austria Controllatus“
with playfully spicy pepper
Chardonnay
Wartberg vineyard route
Wine in a full flavor variation
Riesling
Altenberg vineyard route
Fruit, purebred white wine with peach tones
Pinot Blanc
Maulavern vineyard route
Variety belonging to the Ruland family with typical walnut tones
Pinot Gris
Maulavern vineyard route
An unusual white wine with higher minerality, balanced with higher sugar-free extract. A rarity!
Tramin
Maulavern vineyard route
A classic, full-bodied companion to desserts
Red wines 0,75l
Blauburger
Altenberg vineyard route
Fine, velvety red wine
Zweigelt
Längen vineyard route
Fruity character with strong tannins
Merlot
Altenberg vineyard route
This vine grows on loess and clay-covered rock to produce this wine with fine tannins.
Roesler
Satzen vineyard route
A robust red wine that tastes like blackberries, with tannins and fine, sugar-free extract
Barrique wines 0,75l
Zweigelt Reserve
Längen vineyard route
Robust and rich in tannins, matured in oak barrels.
Cabernet-Merlot
Wartberg vineyard route
80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot. Magnificent wine from small barrels.