Ludwig Hofbauer is the Burgundy specialist of the Weinviertel. His Pinot Blanc is one of the best wines of this grape variety produced in Austria's largest wine-growing region. With his Chardonnay, he is repeatedly represented in the "SALON", the Austrian national wine championship. Hofbauer once even won the "SALON" with a wine made from the Pinot Blanc variety. Pinot Noir also thrives excellently in the vineyards on the border with the Czech Republic. A vintage vertical, where Pinot Noir from the Hofbauer winery dating back to the 1950s could be tasted, demonstrated the impressive tradition of the estate from Unterretzbach. The traditional winery, first mentioned in a document in 1615, has been in the family for many generations. Ludwig Hofbauer senior began with single-varietal planting and vinification as early as 1931 - a pioneering act in the entire region. Edwin Hofbauer bottled the first wine in 1949. He thus continued the family tradition: Innovation and forward thinking. Ludwig Hofbauer has been responsible for the business since 2000. In the cellar, the grapes are carefully processed and vinified using state-of-the-art technology. In addition to the Burgundy varieties, which are intensively cultivated at the winery, Grüner Veltliner is - of course - produced in several varieties. A new addition to the estate is the "Gemischter Satz - Ludwig II". The grapes come from an old vineyard in which six different varieties were planted together. There is also an excellent pomace brandy at the winery. New from 2018 is a brandy matured for ten years in wooden barrels. From June 2018, the winegrower will also start brewing his own beer under the name "Winzerbräu Hofbauer". To begin with, there will be a bottom-fermented, quaffable Märzen, followed later by a wheat beer and specialty beers.
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