The village of Hagenbrunn in Lower Austria is home to the vineyards and cellars of the Schwarzböck winegrowing estate operated by Rudolf and Anita Schwarzböck, a husband and wife team of winegrowers and winemakers. Our vineyards are mainly located in the towns of Hagenbrunn, Stammersdorf and Enzersfeld and extend over a total of just under 20 hectares.
Rudolf and Anita Schwarzböck enjoy an excellent reputation as a successful winegrowing team, having begun operating the Schwarzböck winegrowing estate in 2003. The link between tradition and contemporary thinking is apparent here as well; their love of winemaking has run in the family for centuries. Rudolf Schwarzböck runs the estate’s winegrowing and winemaking activities. His main focus centres on the vineyards, where quality starts with the vine, and on the cellars where great care is taken to preserve the highest quality in order to produce naturally authentic wines.
Openness, transparency and accessibility are of the utmost importance to Anita Schwarzböck. She is responsible for selling the wines, and for making sure the estate is well-organised and its administration runs smoothly.
Openness, transparency and accessibility are particularly important to us, arising from our dedication to produce the highest quality wines. We strive to achieve an even balance between maintaining proven traditions and values on one hand, and welcoming change and promoting continual development on the other. It is our belief that it is important to be equipped to meet changing demands and new challenges, while at the same time remaining true to who we are. On one hand we stand for winegrowing practices in tune with nature and in harmony with terroir conditions, requiring insight and experience in the way nature works. On the other hand, we have only the best equipment in our cellars, allowing our wines to develop as gently as possible, for example by using various levels in the cellar to avoid having to pump the wine much, or by carefully regulating temperatures during fermentation and storage.
