"Great wine doesn't just taste good, it also tells a story;" this is the conviction of Benita and her father Gerhard J. Lobner. It should be characterised by the landscape, the climate and the personality of the winemakers. The successful winery manager of the Viennese wineries Mayer am Pfarrplatz and Rotes Haus has also been responsible for the fortunes of the family winery in Mannersdorf an der March since 2014 and manages it together with his daughter Benita.
On ten hectares of vineyards, the focus is on Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, with Riesling being the great passion of the two. This demanding variety finds ideal conditions on the terraced vineyards of the March. Father and daughter also deal with Welschriesling, a typical but underestimated variety in the Weinviertel. It is harvested fully ripe and bottled as a powerful and complex wine. "The opportunity to manage and shape a winery like 'Mayer am Pfarrplatz' on the one hand, and to pursue the craft of winemaking in the small family business on the other, is a great challenge, but makes me very happy," says Gerhard J. Lobner.
