Keeping up with the times for 130 years, innovative and enthusiastically active for the next generation of Styrian winegrowers: that's what the Silberberg wine growing academy is known for. Here, training at the training centre for fruit growing and viticulture is combined with solid craftsmanship at the affiliated state winery. Since 2023, Andreas Lobe, a young, dynamic and open-minded cellar master, has been responsible for the wines. The vineyards, spread across several locations in southern Styria, have been managed by master winemaker Gernot Lorenz since 2019. Since 2020, former oenologist Reinhold Holler has taken over the position of director and Karl Menhart is his successor, providing a breath of fresh air. Together they work tirelessly on new impulses and leave no creative idea untried.
Herbicides have been abandoned in the vineyards, the Schlossberg/Leutschach site is fully certified organic-biological, and more than three quarters of the land is protected by hail nets. In the wine cellar, grape processing has been equipped with modern technology, and spontaneous fermentation is increasingly being used.
Even before the introduction of the Südsteiermark DAC seal of quality, the Silberberg wines were clearly structured in their designation of provenance. A perfect series of regional wines is extended by local wines from Leutschach and Kitzeck. The wines from the Trebien, Steinbruch, Annaberg and Steinriegel-Seminar vineyards come from the slate soils of the Sausal. The Riesling gem in Kitzeck is cultivated with love. In contrast to this are the wines from the Opokböden in the municipality of Leutschach an der Weinstraße: all the vineyards there are certified organic. These wines are deliberately fermented spontaneously in the cellar and matured in wooden barrels wherever possible. This distinguishes these wines even more clearly from the Sausal wines.
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