Our Winery In Real Time
Dear friends of premium taste,
In our blog we show you what we are up to. Information concerning events, stories covering our wines and short travel reports, will be posted here as often as possible.
Have a look around!
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JOIS 2007 - Late Release - about an intentionally forgotten wine
Time passed by and the curiosity grew: what happens if I let the wine in the barrel for one more year and another one and another one and all of the sudden 15 years passed by.
A new wine: Flieger – a single vineyard wine, which does not want one to be
The Flieger is a new wine for us , because the vineyards are new for us. New and old at the same time: The vines were planted decades ago into the pure schist rock and we onlg got the chance work with them since two years.
Neu(burger)auspflanzung – about the new Neuburger
After a break of planting in 2021 we started a new vineyard project this year. Besides the Blaufränkisch on its favourite place, the Gritschenberg, we also chose to plant an often-underestimated grape variety which has a high standing at the winery: Neuburger.
Chardonnay vom Kalk – about saltiness and freshness
Our most famous white wine, who is extremely popular with our customers because of the great price-performance ratio, did not only change in the design. The symbol on the label comes from the depot of white wine which we pressed on paper, like we did for all our new labels.
Markus Altenburger weiß PRICKELND - pearls with no regrets
We are making a mess instead of adulterate wine.
Jungenberg 2018: About our paradise garden
Just as there are glasses and wine glasses, there are also vineyards and our paradise garden.
Blank – About a blank sheet of paper
Cremant, Pétillant, méthode ancestrale, brut, perlage, dosage... when it is about sparkling wines, the used language is always French. There is even a French word that describes the opening of a Champagne with a sabre (everybody should try this once; it feels pretty cool) – “sabering”. Are you kidding me?
Zalto Universal: About a wine glass, which fits perfectly to us
Clothes make the man is the common quote. And a good glass makes a good wine a little bit better.
Coffee „Weingut Altenburger-Roasting #1“ : About our second most liked drink
After a wine tasting or a long night there is nothing better than a good coffee.
Harvest 2021: About grapes, grapes, grapes...
The time during harvest always flies by pretty fast and so it comes that is already history.
Markus Altenburger rot - About the closing of circles
“Those grapes were heroes” With this quote there was a new title born for a new wine, which you can still find on the back label auf the “Markus Altenburger red Leithaberg DAC”.
Gritschenberg 2017 – about grandma´s hamster stories
The current vintage 2017 of our Blaufränkisch Gritschenberg is our personal darling, a milestone in our red wine vinification and one of those vintages people will still talk about in years.
Harvest 2020 - about the highlight of the year - part 2
We are looking back at the vintage with the comfy feeling to have made the best out of it. and we know that the hard work paid off and was definitely neccessary.
Harvest 2020 - about the highlight of the year - part1/2
The long waiting comes to an end – harvest 2020 started today!
Wilde Karotte Welschriesling - About the wine of Katrin Lautner
In this blog entry we won´t just present you the wine, but also one of our valuable employee
Our RoSée Connection – about a special connection
In summer 2012 we decided: We will make ONE Rosé! One that has never existed before, one that is perfect pairing with dishes, one that is long-lasting but also fresh and suitable for all occasions. Of course this didn`t work out.
Tasty Friday Afternoon at 2nd June - "Hot, at last..."
At last its getting warm and hot again and summer is coming. In our vineyards the greening sprouts already, and the blossoming will start soon. Tension is rising! With our wines we are already prepared best for high temperatures. The 2016 RoSées a...
Late Frost 2017
The week after Easter, in a one time initiative, all vintners of Jois distributed 500 big straw bales in the vineyards. These where lighted during the night from 20th to 21st April. The dense smoke protected the fresh shoots from the night frost. ...