Weingut Stift Göttweig GmbH

About the Winery

The winery Stift Göttweig is a winegrowing estate of Göttweig Benedictine Abbey in Furth bei Göttweig in Lower Austria and is one of the oldest winegrowing estates in Austria. Vineyards were already documented in the Abbey's founding charter from 1083. The winery produces classic wines from the Kremstal wine region, including Riesling, Grüner Veltliner and Pinot Noir from sites such as Pfaffenberg, Silberbichl and Gottschelle on Göttweig Hill. The estate is run by Weingut Stift Göttweig GmbH, which operates, maintains and manages the Abbey's winery. Tastings and visitor tours take place in the historic wine cellar at the tasting location Stadtgraben 11 in the centre of Krems. Distribution is handled through trading partners in Austria as well as in numerous European and international markets.

Site

Furth bei Göttweig

Processes

Wine tastings and visitor tours (wine cellar), Wine sales via retail sources/trade, Downloads of wine fact sheets (product information)

Certificates

Nachhaltig Austria, Member of Austrian Traditional Wineries (ÖTW), ÖTW membership (1 ÖTW)

Founded

1083

Industries

Viticulture/Winery, Wine trade, Gastronomy/Hotels (wine supply)

1. 01

   Viticulture on Göttweig Hill

2. 02

   Harvest and cellar management

3. 03

   Maturation and storage

4. 04

   Bottling

5. 05

   Distribution via trade and retail sources

Locations

Furth bei Göttweig

AT

Headquarters, Weingut Stift Göttweig 1

Krems an der Donau

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Tasting location in the cellar of Weingut Stadt Krems, Stadtgraben 11

Sustainability & Awards

The winery cultivates its vineyards according to the guidelines of Nachhaltig Austria and is a member of the Austrian Traditional Wineries (ÖTW), whose vineyard classification awards the best wines with the 1 ÖTW symbol.

History

1. 1083

   Founding of Göttweig Abbey by Bishop Altmann of Passau; vineyards already documented in the founding charter

2. 1094

   Conversion into a Benedictine monastery

3. 1313

   Construction of the Furth harvest house

4. 1681

   Abbot Johannes Dizent purchases the Staudinger cellar in Furth, expanded by 1702 into Göttweig's largest wine depot

5. 1718

   Major fire; rebuilding of the Abbey according to plans by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt

6. 1737

   Abbot Gottfried Bessel acquires the Grabnerhof; new harvest house built by Franz Anton Pilgram

7. 1739

   Ceiling fresco by Paul Troger in the Imperial Staircase

8. 1746

   50th priestly jubilee of Abbot Bessel with the imperial couple Maria Theresa and Franz I.

9. 1960er

   Conversion from vine training on individual stakes to high training according to Lenz Moser

10. 2005

    Start of the legal form Weingut Stift Göttweig GmbH (15.12.2005)