The heart of the winery is a small vineyard parcel on the Ried Roterd: 0.17 hectares, which Dorli Muhr's grandmother Katharina received as a wedding gift in 1918. In 1996, Dorli Muhr revitalised this parcel, and since then the project has grown steadily.
In the meantime, Dorli Muhr cultivates twelve hectares of vines on the Spitzerberg, and does so using organic farming methods. Yields are very low: from the twelve hectares Dorli Muhr produces only about 40,000 bottles, of which about 85 percent are single-varietal Blaufränkisch.
The wines are very concentrated, yet very light-bodied and elegant thanks to the limestone soils. Dorli Muhr's wines are also known for their silky density and amazing length.
About a quarter of the production is sold in Austria, and export markets include the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Thailand and Australia.
Since the 2018 vintage the wines are certified organic. In 2004, Dorli Muhr founded a group of quality-oriented winemakers who jointly established criteria for the use of the "Spitzerberg" provenance and have since supported each other in the production of particularly fine Blaufränkisch. In this way, they have been able to attract the attention of national and international wine experts in recent years. Thanks in no small part to this initiative, the Spitzerberg was named a First Site by the "Traditionsweingüter Österreich" association.
The winery currently employs five people. Lukas Brandstätter, a native of Eisenberg, is responsible for vinification and carefully processes the valuable grapes into elegant wines.
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