Werner Achs found his way to wine through Alois Kracher, whom he accompanied to international trade fair events during his school years. He used the contacts he made there to spend some time in France and Italy. From that point on, one thing was clear to him; he wanted to make wine, and he pursued that goal. The winery was founded in 2000 with 1.27 hectares and since 2011 he has added wine parcels with just over 14 hectares in production.
Werner Achs' wine selection is very streamlined and is composed of the classic Zweigelt from the Goldberg and the cuvée "XUR", which consists only of autochthonous varieties. The limitation to only two wines - or in particularly good wine years to three, because in such years the top cuvée "Werner Achs Reserve" is added, expresses the clarity that fascinates: less is more.
This is best expressed by the 100 Falstaff points Werner Achs scored for his Reserve wine in the fall of 2020, but also by his multiple Falstaff wins and top placings with "XUR" and his classic Zweigelt Goldberg. The reduction to a few wines clearly allows him to focus on the essentials.
