Small winery in Götzens near Innsbruck: red wines in Burgundian style from organic grapes of the Thermenregion.
Gratus Weinwerkstatt
6091 Götzens, ATNew on Amplifa
About Gratus Weinwerkstatt
Gratus Weinwerkstatt is a sole proprietorship of Andreas Smolle in Götzens near Innsbruck and has been producing red wines in Burgundian style since 2018, primarily from the St. Laurent variety, and from 2026 also Pinot Noir. The grapes come from organically farmed vineyards in the Thermenregion and are harvested by hand. Processing is done manually from harvest to bottling: mash fermentation in small containers of 150–350 liters, pressing, malolactic fermentation, and aging in multiply-used barriques and partly in stainless steel tanks. The wines are bottled without fining and filtration using gravity alone; every cork is inspected individually. Sales are via on-site farm-gate sales by appointment, online shipping to Austria and Germany, as well as through wine trade partners.
- Site
- Götzens
- Processes
- Farm-gate sales by appointment, Online wine shipping (AT/DE, further countries on request), Tastings by appointment
- Materials
- Stainless steel, St. Laurent, Pinot Noir, Barrique (multiply used), Stainless steel tank
- Founded
- 2018
- Employees
- 1
- Industries
- Viticulture, Wine trade
- 01
Hand harvest in the Thermenregion
- 02
Transport to the Götzens winery
- 03
Vinification (mash fermentation)
- 04
Pressing
- 05
Malolactic fermentation
- 06
Aging in barrique and stainless steel tank
- 07
Bottling without fining and filtration
- 08
Farm-gate sales and shipping
Vinification & Aging
St. Laurent
Main-season variety for the house's red wines from organic vineyards in the Thermenregion.
Pinot Noir
Harvested for the first time in autumn 2026 in the estate's own organic vineyard.
Barrique (multiply used)
Aging for dosed wood influence with low aroma release.
Stainless steel tank
Vessels for fermentation and part of the aging.
Locations
Götzens
ATWinery, winery estate, farm-gate sales by appointment
- Materials
- St. Laurent, Pinot Noir
- Stainless steel tanks
- Barriques
- Destemmer
- Press
- Pallet stacker
Wines
Inside the production
Industries
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stainless steel tank | – | – | – | – | Götzens Winery |
| Barrique barrel | – | – | – | – | Götzens Winery |
| Destemmer | – | – | – | – | Götzens Winery |
| Press | – | – | – | – | Götzens Winery |
| Pallet stacker | – | – | – | – | Götzens Winery |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 2018
Foundation; conversion of the garage into a winery (stainless steel tanks, barriques, destemmer, press, pallet stacker)
- 2019
First bottling: just under 600 bottles of St. Laurent
- 2023
Nearly double the grape quantity vinified
- 2026
First harvest of Pinot Noir in the estate's own organic vineyard