Walter Skoff is the fourth generation to run the family winery SKOFF ORIGINAL, which cultivates an area of around 60 hectares. The unique climate and fertile soils of southern Styria create the perfect conditions for premium wines, which have received much positive attention from international wine critics. In this part of Styria, the diversity of different vineyard sites with a wide range of terroirs at the winery's disposal is particularly exceptional. As a result, Gamlitzer Eckberg produces wines with character and international standing.
Over the past 35 years, Walter Skoff's wines have won many awards. In 2017, they were honoured at the Concours Mondial du Sauvignon Blanc, one of the world's most important white wine competitions. They were also awarded the "Denis Dubourdieu Trophy" for the Sauvignon Blanc Kranachberg (2015 vintage) from among 867 international wines submitted. This is awarded to the wine with the purest and most refined Sauvignon character and is considered the ultimate world championship title in the wine scene.
He is a master of his craft, and it is his passion for viticulture that drives him on a daily basis, whether it is planting a new vineyard with great attention to detail and love or orchestrating the work in the vineyard to the exact rhythm of nature through the seasons. In addition to his intuitive sense of the soil and climate and his enormous expertise, he is supported by his team: long-serving employees with an equal amount of passion and drive for wine. As well as following traditional and well-established methods, innovative approaches - from ageing in granite barrels to organic vinification - have their niche at his winery.
