Welcome to the Schwarzböck winery in Hagenbrunn!

The essential thing is healthy soil and
optimal care of the vines.

Our wines are produced by hand and with great care. This means hundreds of hours of vineyard work per year and hectare, from pruning and foliage work to harvesting. Many steps and tasks are necessary, but they ultimately lead to high grape quality. In the cellar, what has been harvested is preserved as gently as possible. Among the best wines are the single-vineyard bottlings, which come from barren, steep sites and an old vine culture. These wines reveal the terroir particularly well.

In 2003 we, Rudolf and Anita, the third generation of the family, set to work together and built a winery on a hill on the main road, which was expanded again a few years later. The vineyards in the northern Weinviertel, 60 km from Hagenbrunn, ensure an exceptionally diverse range of wines.
Our winery was certified as a leading winery in the Weinviertel in 2012,
our wines have been certified organic since the 2021 vintage.

What does organic-biological cultivation mean for the vines and wine production? The vines are protected from diseases with a series of preventative measures – with plant protection agents, timely foliage work and appropriate soil care.

Weeds are controlled manually or mechanically without the use of any chemicals. Only ecologically sound products may be used for plant protection. Many other measures are also taken, such as organic fertilization to build up humus, increasing biodiversity by sowing flower mixtures or planting trees and shrubs. Through numerous measures, we create optimal conditions so that the vines are more resistant to extreme weather conditions.

Synthetic chemical nitrogen fertilizers, easily soluble phosphorus fertilizers and synthetic sprays are strictly prohibited in organic viticulture. A number of measures and additives are prohibited in the cellar.

We believe that fungus-resistant varieties such as Cabernet Blanc and Blütenmuskateller, which require 75% less plant protection and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, have an extremely promising future.

We generate green electricity with two photovoltaic systems on our company buildings (total output 55 kWp). We generally pay attention to environmentally friendly materials when purchasing and source almost exclusively from Austrian suppliers. We have been practicing resource conservation for decades: this includes the reuse of packaging. So we are happy when you return empty bottles to us.

From our Hagenbrunn winery, we cultivate around 23 hectares of vineyards in the Weinviertel and Vienna.

Hagenbrunn, on the border with Vienna, is home to the main vineyards of our winery. While we produce smooth, mature white and red wines on the Lower Austrian and Viennese side of the Bisamberg, we produce racy, mineral white wines 60 km north of Vienna, on the border with the Czech Republic.

… are located at the interface of the two wine-growing regions of Lower Austria and Vienna and two climate zones.

A variety of soil types can be found around the Bisamberg, most notably flysch. Flysch is a rock that tends to slide and is arranged in layers with clay marl sediments between them.

Loess predominates at the foot of the Bisamberg. The primeval sea, which once ended here, left behind gravel and fossils in the limestone-rich soil. Biogeographically, the Bisamberg lies between the Atlantic-influenced, precipitation-rich Central European climate radiating in from the west and the Pannonian climate in the east.

The division of the range into regional, local and site wines creates clarity.

Our wines impress

… tasters as well as buyers, journalists, restaurateurs and people who enjoy exciting wines. or simply want to enjoy themselves.
Reviews and awards confirm the successfulsuccessful path.