Nestled in the Zieregg, the Tement family winery offers an impressive view of the vineyards of southern Styria and the vines in neighboring Slovenia. Manfred Tement took over his father's wine-growing business here in 1976, making the estate one of the most renowned wineries in Austria and the wine region internationally famous. He set new standards for wines from Styria, especially for Sauvignon Blanc, which the family has been cultivating on the now iconic Zieregg and Grassnitzberg Riff sites since 1959. In 2004, the family winery began to extend its idea of wine to the Slovenian side of its most famous vineyard, Zieregg. Since then, Domaine Ciringa has also been part of the family. The third generation, sons Armin and Stefan and daughter-in-law Monika, now work hand in hand with their parents.
Although the history of the family continues with every harvest, the love of wine and the shared commitment to unconditional quality remain the same. The grapes are harvested by hand at the perfect time, fermented spontaneously and gently matured and individually vinified in site-specific barrels and tanks before being stored in the cellar in small batches and according to variety. The winery is committed to biodynamic cultivation, has been a member of the Demeter association since 2022 and is a member of the respekt-BIODYN group.
However, the Tement family's commitment to quality is not limited to winegrowing. The family also enriches the southern Styrian region with two gastronomic establishments ("Die Weinbank" in Ehrenhausen and the Wirtshaus am Zieregg) and the "Winzarei", where Heidi Tement opens the doors of delightful Winzerstöckl to the family's vineyards to share the diversity and beauty of her own home in her attachment to southern Styria. A vacation in a class of its own is guaranteed here.
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