| Region of production: | Wagram |
| Winery Location: | Feuersbrunn |
| Year Established: | 1889 |
Vineyard Holdings
30 ha
- Feuersbrunner Spiegel
- Feuresbrunner Rosenberg
- Engabrunner Stein (in the Kamptal)
Top Wines Produced
- Grüner Veltliner Am Berg
- Grüner Veltliner “Der Ott”
- Grüner Veltliner “Fass 4”
- Grüner Veltliner Spiegel
- Grüner Veltliner Stein
- Grüner Veltliner Rosenberg
- Grüner Veltliner “Qvevre”: made in Georgian amphora
- Riesling Vom Rotem Schotter
Average Total Production
- 300,000 bottles
Summary
Bernhard Ott is the fourth generation of Otts producing wine in the lower Wagram. He made his first vintage in 1993 and took over from his father in 1995. Upon taking over winemaking responsibilities, Bernhard updated and modernized the cellar, including adding new stainless steel tanks, began bottling with stelvin closures, and converted the vineyards to biodynamic farming. The Ott vineyard holdings are now entirely converted and certified by Austria’s RESPEKT.
Although he makes a couple of Riesling wines, Bernhard is primarily known for his focus on Grüner Veltliner. He is considered a rising star in Austrian wine, and leads the way in Wagram with his diligent and sustainable vineyard management. Ott is an outspoken proponent of biodynamic practices and every year is one of the earliest to harvest in the region. He firmly attributes this change from the winery’s former late harvesting practice to his adoption of biodynamic farming practices.
Style & Vinification Techniques
Grapes are hand harvested, de-stemmed, and fermented in stainless steel. Bernhard embraces a more reductive winemaking style and does not stir the lees of his wines. His Grüner Veltliner “Qvevre” is an outlier of his portfolio for its fermentation in Georgian amphora.
Producer Website: Bernhard Ott