Werner Achs found his way to wine through Alois Kracher, whom he accompanied to international trade fairs during his school days. He used the contacts he made there to spend some time in France and Italy. From this point on, one thing was clear to him: he wanted to make wine - and he was to stick to this goal. The winery was founded in 2000 with 1.27 hectares, and since 2011, parcels of land with a little over 14 hectares have been in production.
Werner Achs' wine range is very streamlined and consists of the classic Zweigelt from the Goldberg and the "XUR" cuvée, which consists only of indigenous varieties. The restriction to just two wines - or three in particularly good wine years, when the top cuvée "Werner Achs Reserve" is added - expresses the clarity that fascinates: less is more. This is best expressed by the 100 Falstaff points that Werner Achs achieved for his Reserve wine in fall 2020, but also by his multiple Falstaff victories and top rankings with "XUR" and his classic Zweigelt Goldberg. The reduction to a few wines clearly allows him to focus on the essentials.
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