The "Weingut Jurtschitsch Sonnhof" is located in the winegrowing town of
Langenlois in the winegrowing region of
Kamptal in Lower Austria. The former
harvest farm dates back to the 16th century, the cellar even to the 14th century. The current estate was founded in 1868, and in 2000 a new terrace cellar with a modern press house was put into operation. Between 1972 and 2009 the estate was run by the brothers Edwin, Paul and Karl Jurtschitsch. Since 2009, Edwin's son Alwin Jurtschitsch (managing director) and his wife Stefanie (cellar master together with Ewald Tiefenböck) have taken over responsibility. The vineyards cover 62 hectares in the
Dechant,
Käferberg,
Lamm,
Loiserberg,
Schenkenbichl, Tanzer and Zöbinger
Heiligenstein vineyards. They are planted with 75% white wine varieties such as Veltliner, Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay, and 25% red wine varieties such as Zweigelt, Pinot Noir and others. Since 2009, the vineyards have been cultivated according to the guidelines of
organic viticulture.
The fermentation of the white single-vineyard wines takes place with the vineyard's own yeasts in large wooden barrels made of Austrian oak. Vinification is carried out using traditional, particularly gentle oenological methods. The red wines are aged in new or used barriques made of French Allier oak. In some cases, a further blend is made in large, over 50-year-old oak barrels before bottling. The premium wines include Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from various sites, which are produced as
Kamptal DAC and Kamptal DAC Reserve. For more than two decades, the "GrüVe" (Grüner Veltliner) has been a "bestseller", for which the well-known painter Christian Ludwig Attersee redesigns the bottle label every year. A speciality is the red wine cuvée
Rotspon. The winery is a member of
Traditionsweingüter Österreich
