Ingrid Groiss defines herself with these three terms: Passion, feeling and determination. She has been running her parents' family business since 2010 - with flying colours, as you can see. The young Weinviertel winemaker started out with classic, varietal wines that reflect her personality, the expression of the region and its vineyards. She has remained true to her line to this day. It is particularly important to her to produce natural and unique wines with a profile of their provenance and varietal characteristics. Her personal signature underlines and emphasises the organic cultivation of the vineyards. In recent years, she has also made a name for herself internationally thanks to her consistency, and her wines are highly regarded by many sommeliers. Her greatest success to date has been with her Gemischter Satz, which combines both old traditions and modern wine production and is a delight for every consumer.
Ingrid Groiss also focuses on the Grüner Veltliner grape variety. Here, the winery's own unique vineyards expressively demonstrate the distinctive soil characteristics of the mineral primary rock, conglomerate and limestone soils shaped by the primeval sea.
For the young winemaker, working in harmony with nature is her top priority. Her trademark, the field hare, symbolises the careful handling of the vineyard habitat and the connection with vineyard life. The special locations around Breitenwaida and Fahndorf and the old vines suit her and her philosophy very well. In 2016, she switched to organic farming - an essential step for her to further perfect the profile of the wines. In addition to the manual grape harvest, perfect grape material and giving the wines time to develop successfully in the cellar are the other cornerstones. For this reason, Ingrid Groiss has also decided to release her wines on the market later and to only show bottled wines from now on, as befits the new member of the "Traditionsweingüter Österreich" and as many of her colleagues in this association already do.
At weekends, the Groiss family runs an excellent wine bar in Breitenwaida near Hollabrunn, where you can also get to know the wines of the up-and-coming cellar master. Groiss is definitely a name to remember for the future.
