Weingut Weinkultur Preiß can proudly reflect on a history of more than 100 years. The family acquired the estate in Theyern in 1913, and at that time it was still a mixed farm. Today, the focus is on viticulture and fruit-growing. With experience and an uncompromising will, the winegrowing family wants to vinify great wines from top-quality grapes. Twelve hectares of vineyards and around eleven hectares of orchards are cultivated around the small idyllic village of Theyern, the oldest part of the municipality of Nußdorf ob der Traisen. The vineyards, mostly small terraces, are located on bedrock made up of ice-age conglomerate deposits, some of which are covered with thick layers of loess. These soils and the high lime content characterise the unique style of the wines: complex, distinctive mineral wines with backbone, finesse, and authenticity. The conglomerate in the soils is over 16 million years old and is composed of calcareous-alpine boulders. Among other things, microfossils are scattered in these ancient deposits, so-called "Kammerlinge", which are small, unicellular sea creatures. They also adorn the label on the wine bottles.
Canopy and yield management are further pillars of qualitative cultivation. Among the grape varieties, Grüner Veltliner dominates with over 60 percent, followed by Riesling and Zweigelt with ten percent each, but specialties such as Chardonnay and Gelber Muskateller are also part of the range. The goal is to preserve as much of the fruit and flavour of the grape as possible during vinification and to reflect the terroir and passion of the winemaker in the wine. The most important sites of the Preiß family are Brunndoppel, Berg, Hochschopf, Rosengarten, Pletzengraben and Gaisruck.
