🍇 Weingut Schöfmann & Schöfmann (Retz / Weinviertel, Austria)

Weingut Schöfmann & Schöfmann is a young, forward-thinking sibling-run winery in the heart of the Weinviertel region. Founded in 2022 by Anna and Laurenz Schöfmann, the project focuses on honest, handcrafted winemaking that reflects the character of the area around Retz and Haugsdorf.

🌿 Bio-Philosophy and Working Method

Anna and Laurenz Schöfmann are heavily inspired by their family background (their father is a biologist) and the desire to promote and preserve nature in the vineyard. Their philosophy can be summarized as artisan, origin-focused, and close to nature:

• Biodiversity and Ecology: They consistently avoid the use of insecticides and herbicides. They work with natural ground cover in the vineyards, plant trees to create habitats, and fertilize with sheep manure to build up humus.

• Craftsmanship and Cellar Culture: The siblings emphasize taking time for every step of the winemaking process.

• Spontaneous Fermentation: The wines are spontaneously fermented (using native yeasts) in their grandfather's old press house in the Kellergasse (cellar street) of Haugsdorf. The specific microclimate of this old cellar plays an important role in the slow and calm development of the wines, helping them gain depth and character.

• Origin: Their grapes grow in the best sites between Retz (e.g., Grüner Veltliner from the Ried Altenberg vineyard) and Haugsdorf (e.g., Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt).

Their wines (such as the red cuvée "Trift 34 Haugsdorf" or the Grüner Veltliner Ried Altenberg) are an expression of this "Next Generation" attitude in the Weinviertel.