Schönberg am Kamp, located in a valley basin at the northern end of the Kamptal, is characterised by a microclimate with hot days and particularly cool nights. Here, the Gerhard Deim winery focuses on the strengths of the region: Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. The foundation of the winery is laid by cross-generational cooperation and the associated combination of tried and tested methods and youthful experimentation. Old and young are united by the pursuit of uncompromisingly high quality, and this begins with the care and cultivation of each individual vine, both for vineyard and reserve wines as well as for local and regional wines.
Schönberg local wines are characterised by freshness, elegance and drinkability. They reflect the different soil formations and the microclimate characterised by the village's basin location. In the Irbling vineyard, Riesling grows on the foothills of the Waldviertel gneiss-slate plateau, Grüner Veltliner on the Kalvarienberg stands on gneiss and mica-slate terraces with local deposits of alluvial loess loam and rock fragments, and in the Bernthal vineyard, the vines grow on east-facing calcareous loess terraces with partly sandy and clayey elements of the primeval sea. Some of the vineyard wines mature for up to two years in 500-litre barrels - an ideal size that guarantees a balanced relationship between natural oxygen input and simultaneous - not too great - wood influence. The many small terraces and parcels in the vineyards can be vinified separately year after year due to the size of the barrels and thus optimally accompanied in their development until bottling.
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