Geyerhof

Proprietor: Ilse and Josef Maier
Founded: 1600
Website: Geyerhof Winery
Country Location: Austria
 
Weingut Geyerhof prospers in the idylic Krems Valley of Lower Austria. In 1986 Ilse Maier took over Geyerhof which has been in her family since the sixteenth century. In 1988 she and her husband Josef converted the then 15 hectares, now there are 19, to organic viticulture. The single vineyards of Geyerhof grow on a wide spectrum of soils. Prehistoric stone, sandy soils and gravel provide perfect growing conditions for the various varietals.The fields adjacent to the vineyards are also cultivated in this manner to ensure that the Geyerhof vines thrive in an ideal environment. Considering that Ilse has written a book on organic farming Geyerhof is no “Johnny come lately” to eco friendly farming. Ilse talks about her vines becoming stronger and stronger with each successive vintage due to these methods. This is hard to argue, the wines just get better and better! All Geyerhof wines are single vineyard organic expressions of dry farmed, hand harvested fruit. In the winery grapes are processed slowly by spontaneous fermentation in a facility both modern and ancient. Lees contact, neutral barrel aging and malolactic fermentation are carefully utilized to add complexity to the wines without actually adding anything to them. In 2007 they renovated the estate without disturbing their venerable cellar where the wines mature, as they always have.
  
  Geyerhof has begun bottling their white wines under screw cap (excellent choice), but their wines benefit from aeration so open them ahead of time for best results. Also, don’t be afraid to open a bottle and have just a glass the wine will hold in the fridge for up to 3 days.
 

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