The Wer­l­itschhof has been run by Brigitte and Ewald Tscheppe with great passion and respect for nature for a good two decades now. At least as well-known as the winery itself are the wines of the ​‘Ex Vero’ series, which have a distinctive and independent flavour profile that leaves no wine drinker indifferent and has now gathered a large following. Speaking of profile. If you don’t like acidity and tannin in your wine, you should steer clear of this address. 

However, those who like deep, complex and storable white wines will most likely not be dis­ap­point­ed! The Ex Vero wines are vinified in three stages, in the cuvées I, II and III, with I coming from the lower, more heavy soil part of the vineyard and III from the uppermost, stoniest part. The most important grape variety here is Sauvignon Blanc with a variable proportion of Chardonnay. Welschries­ling, which is quite popular in Styria, is also suc­cess­ful­ly cultivated and brings lightness and vigour to the wines. In the cellar the winery favours time, spontaneous fer­men­ta­tion and large casks. Filtration is almost always avoided. Thanks to slow vini­fi­ca­tion, the wines have solid stability over time and therefore do not require any technical aids during bottling. Give these wines plenty of time in the glass to relish the rich spectrum of aromas and flavours.

Ewald’s brother Andreas officially founded his own winery in 2006. He and his wife Elisabeth now cultivate around 5 hectares of vineyards organically and bio­dy­nam­i­cal­ly. They always actively emphasise their role as winegrowers. They see themselves less as the main players in winemaking, but rather as companions, listeners, not intrusive or rigid, but sensitive and attentive. 

It often happens that a wine is bottled dry in one year and with residual sweetness in another because it did not want to ferment through to the end. We can only recommend that you do as the Tscheppes do. Be open-minded and take the differences between the vintages as they come. Whether bone dry or with a subtle residual sweetness, the wines always show great harmony and coherence, which is also reflected in their excellent drink­a­bil­i­ty. The labels on the bottles, which depict butterflies, dragonflies or beetles who live and contribute to the bio­di­ver­si­ty in the vineyards, are just as beautiful as they are refreshingly different.