Stephan Oberpfalzer carefully and cautiously prunes his seven hectares of vineyards in southern Burgenland one by one: Vine by vine, without immediate yield in mind, he has the goal of ensuring the health and balanced and slow development of his vineyards. Modern vineyard management, which makes it possible to create healthy, selected vines, is not only a matter of honour, but also the basis for natural viticulture and the gentlest possible processing of the best grapes. He upholds the old philosophy of vineyard work, which attaches great value to old vines and thus increases the quality of the yield, down to the smallest detail. The consistent continuation of this approach in the vinification process means that the wines of the StephanO winery reflect the varietal typicity and terroir of southern Burgenland at a very high level. In line with the high quality standards in winemaking, only wines from grape varieties that are best suited to the climatic conditions and soil formations of southern Burgenland are produced, above all Blaufränkisch, of course. "trinculo", "gonzalo" and "prospero", named after characters from William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest", are the flagships here, flanked by "StephanO rot", the winemaker's centrepiece, a cuvée made from the typical grape varieties of the Bordeaux region. An individual "Orangewine line" has also been produced since 2017. Like all other wines, these wines are fermented spontaneously in open wooden vats and then bottled unfiltered with special care. Since the 2017 vintage, the winery has also been officially awarded the "Nachhaltig Austria" seal of quality.
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