Gut Oggau Wine
Gut Oggau is a legendary natural wine estate from Burgenland, a region in Austria, specifically in the small village of Oggau by lake Neusiedel.
Founded by Eduard & Stephanie Tscheppe in 2007, this cult natural wine estate with iconic label designs of different faces, has since become a worldwide phenomenon. Whilst prices have risen significantly in the past few years, their wines often sell out fast - with high demand for the most sought after bottles like Theodora, Winifred and their Brutal (now not made anymore) especially popular in Japan and Korea.
On a personal level, Eduard and Stephanie are truly an inspiring couple to talk with, especially regarding their full-circle holistic practices. Watch a video we made of Gut Oggau discussing this here
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Gut Oggau wines: From Theodora & Winifred to Joschuari & Atanasius
As an added bonus for Gut Oggau, the abandoned winery even came with a 200 year old screw press.
With a focus on traditional regional varietals like Blaufränkisch, Grüner Veltliner and Zweigelt, Gut Oggau also utilise Hybrid grapes like Rösler which finds its place in the Brutal wine as well as Josephine. Eduard and Stephanie have a way in making this PiWi grape taste, somehow less like a Hybrid grape can - which can often have a slightly synthetic taste in its profile. The couple have now planted more hybrid vineyards as they see this as part of their future of wine with the changing climate.
The birth of Gut Oggau's iconic label design
The most popular Gut Oggau wines include Theodora, Winifred, Atanasius and Joschuari but the more premium offerings like Bertholdi and Mechthild are in hot demand due to their increased rarity and ability to age. If you have the chance to visit the Gut Oggau winery in Burgenland, you should stay for lunch at their wonderful courtyard restaurant during summer opening hours. The food is all hyperlocal and of course, Gut Oggau wines are on offer to enjoy. There is also the small boutique from Stephanie Tscheppe, of her homeware and ethical fashion brand From My Heart, by Stephanie