Weingut Fred Loimer

The winery is located in the wine town of Langenlois in the Lower Austrian wine-growing region of Kamptal. It was taken over by Fred Loimer from his parents in 1998. His passion for the vinification of outstanding wines has earned him the nickname "quality maniac". The new winery, completed in 1999, caused a sensation in the wine and architecture scene. The 800 m² brick vaulted cellar from former noble ownership lies under the new building, which resembles a black monolith. The estate's own vineyards cover 60 hectares of different terroirs in the Dechant, Käferberg, Seeberg, Spiegel, Steinmassl and Heiligenstein vineyards. They are planted with the white wine varieties Grüner Veltliner (60%), Riesling, Chardonnay, Muskateller and Pinot Gris, as well as the red wine varieties Zweigelt and Pinot Noir. Certified biodynamic viticulture is practised according to the rules of the respekt-BIODYN association.

In addition, grapes are supplied by 25 contract winegrowers who have to work in the vineyard according to precise guidelines. This concerns pruning, soil cultivation, foliage care, yield reduction, plant protection and grape harvest. The use of herbicides and insecticides is prohibited and must be replaced by suitable biological measures such as the confusion method (pheromone trap) against the grape berry moth. The premium wines include several Rieslings and Grüner Veltliner Kamptal DAC or Kamptal DAC Reserve with different vineyard appellations, as well as several red wines made from Pinot Noir. About 350,000 bottles of wine are produced annually, about 60% is exported to 30 countries, one third of which to the USA. The winery is a member of the Premium Estates of Austria and Traditionsweingüter Österreich associations.

In 2001, a revitalisation of the Schellmann winery was started in Gumpoldskirchen in the wine-growing region Thermenregion (Lower Austria) under the advice of Gottfried Schellmann (+2005). These wines are marketed under the Schellmann label.